Texas HB 2637: Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective…

Introduced Feb 11, 2025
In committee Mar 18, 2025
Passed the House Apr 24, 2025
Passed the Senate May 25, 2025
To the governor May 31, 2025
Became law Jun 20, 2025

What it does

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

Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.

Every action

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

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Feb 11, 2025HouseFiled
Mar 18, 2025HouseRead first time
Mar 18, 2025HouseReferred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 3, 2025CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 11, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 14, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
Apr 23, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
Apr 23, 2025HouseRead 2nd time
Apr 23, 2025HouseAmended (1-DeAyala)
Apr 23, 2025HouseRecord vote (RV#451)
Apr 23, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 23, 2025HousePassed to engrossment as amended
Apr 23, 2025HouseRecord vote (RV#452)
Apr 23, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 24, 2025HouseRead 3rd time
Apr 24, 2025HousePassed
Apr 24, 2025HouseRecord vote (RV#492)
Apr 24, 2025HouseReported engrossed
Apr 24, 2025SenateReceived from the House
Apr 29, 2025SenateRead first time
Apr 29, 2025SenateReferred to Criminal Justice
May 20, 2025CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Criminal Justice
May 20, 2025CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Criminal Justice
May 20, 2025CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
May 20, 2025CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
May 21, 2025CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · Senate Criminal Justice
May 21, 2025SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 21, 2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
May 25, 2025SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
May 25, 2025SenateLaid before the Senate
May 25, 2025SenateRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 25, 2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
May 25, 2025SenateThree day rule suspended
May 25, 2025SenateRecord vote
May 25, 2025SenateRead 3rd time
May 25, 2025SenatePassed
May 25, 2025SenateRecord vote
May 25, 2025HouseSenate passage as amended reported
May 25, 2025HouseSenate Amendments distributed
May 25, 2025HouseSenate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 28, 2025HouseHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 28, 2025HouseRecord vote (RV#3966)
May 28, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

May 28, 2025HouseText of Senate Amendment(s)
May 28, 2025SenateHouse concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 29, 2025HouseReported enrolled
May 30, 2025HouseSigned in the House
May 31, 2025SenateSigned in the Senate
May 31, 2025GovernorSent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025GovernorSigned by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025GovernorEffective on 9/1/25

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted · Full House

Passed 147–0

Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 147 No 0 Not voting 3

Democrats: 61 yes, 0 no Republicans: 86 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 147

Not voting · 1

Dustin BurrowsR

Absent · 2

CSHB 2637 , as amended, was passed to engrossment · Full House

Passed 139–8

Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 139 No 8 Not voting 3

Democrats: 54 yes, 8 no Republicans: 85 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 139

No · 8

Not voting · 1

Dustin BurrowsR

Absent · 2

HB 2637 was passed · Full House

Passed 133–13

Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 133 No 13 Not voting 4

Democrats: 47 yes, 13 no Republicans: 86 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 133

No · 13

Not voting · 2

Absent · 1

Suleman LalaniD

Excused · 1

Hubert VoD

Representative DeAyala moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2637 . — The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2637 prevailed · Full House

Passed 120–16

May 28, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 120 No 16 Not voting 14

Democrats: 37 yes, 16 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 120

No · 16

Not voting · 1

Dustin BurrowsR

Absent · 4

Excused · 9

Committee and other votes

Date	Where	Question	Result
Apr 3, 2025	House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence	Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Reported favorably as substituted	Passed 10–0
May 21, 2025	Senate Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice: Reported favorably as substituted	Passed 6–0

Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury…

What it does

Every action

Roll calls

Amendment No. 1 was adopted · Full House

CSHB 2637 , as amended, was passed to engrossment · Full House

HB 2637 was passed · Full House

Representative DeAyala moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2637 . — The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2637 prevailed · Full House

Committee and other votes

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