Texas · House Bill 1401 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to procedures regarding defendants who may lack the capacity to understand or participate in criminal proceedings or who have participated…

HB 1401 Sponsored by Joe Moody Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to procedures regarding defendants who may lack the capacity to understand or participate in criminal proceedings or who have participated in certain competency restoration programs.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.