Texas · Senate Bill 968 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal offense for persons acting under duress.

SB 968 Sponsored by Judith Zaffirini Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 15, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

Every action

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

  1. SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. SenateFiled
  3. SenateRead first time
  4. SenateReferred to Criminal Justice

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 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.