Texas · House Bill 463 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files…

  1. Introduced Nov 12, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 30, 2025
  4. Died  
  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 certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.

Every action

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

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  6. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  7. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  8. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  9. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  10. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  11. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. HouseCommittee report distributed
  13. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  14. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  15. HousePlaced on General State Calendar
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePassed to engrossment
  18. HouseRecord vote (RV#835)
  19. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  20. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HousePostponed
  2. HouseLaid out as postponed business
  3. HouseAmended (1-J. Jones)
  4. HousePassed as amended
  5. HouseRecord vote (RV#1068)
  6. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  7. HouseReported engrossed
  8. SenateReceived from the House

Roll calls

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

CSHB 463 was passed to engrossment · Full House

Passed 98–49
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 98 No 49 Not voting 3
Democrats: 61 yes, 0 no Republicans: 37 yes, 49 no
How each member voted

Yes · 98

No · 49

Not voting · 2

Excused · 1

HB 463 , as amended, was passed · Full House

Passed 133–1
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 133 No 1 Not voting 16
Democrats: 58 yes, 0 no Republicans: 75 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 133

No · 1

Not voting · 2

Absent · 4

Excused · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2025 House Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 9–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 27 cosponsors: 20 Democrats, 7 Republicans.

All 27 cosponsors

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.