Texas · House Bill 4502 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee…

  1. Introduced Mar 12, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 3, 2025
  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 court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  1. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  2. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  3. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  4. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  5. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  6. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  7. HouseCommittee report distributed
  8. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 1, 2025 House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 9–0

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.