Texas · House Bill 303 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to…

HB 303 Sponsored by Diego Bernal Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 14, 2022
  2. In committee Feb 23, 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 a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.

Every action

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

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. CommitteeReferred directly to subcommittee by chair · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  5. HouseScheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  6. HouseConsidered by s/c in public hearing
  7. HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  8. HouseLeft pending in subcommittee
  9. CommitteeRecalled from subcommittee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  10. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  11. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  12. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  13. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. HouseCommittee report distributed
  15. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  16. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  17. HousePlaced on General State Calendar
  18. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePostponed (5/9/23 9:00 AM)
  2. HouseLaid out as postponed business
  3. HousePostponed (5/10/23 10:00 AM)
  4. HouseLaid out as postponed business
  5. HousePoint of order withdrawn (Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1))
  6. HouseFailed to pass to engrossment
  7. HouseRecord vote (RV#1439)
  8. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CSHB 303 failed to pass to engrossment · Full House

Failed 60–81
May 10, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 60 No 81 Not voting 8
Democrats: 59 yes, 2 no Republicans: 1 yes, 79 no
How each member voted

Yes · 60

No · 81

Not voting · 2

Absent · 5

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 21, 2023 House Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 7–2

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.