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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1820: Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1820 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed. Primary sponsor: Rhetta Bowers (Democratic), Mihaela Pleșa (Democratic), Alma Allen (Democratic), Terri Leo-Wilson (Republican), Nicole Collier (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Referred to Criminal Justice.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rhetta BowersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Mihaela PleșaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Alma AllenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse131
Terri Leo-WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Nicole CollierPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Rafael AnchíaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Salman BhojaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Jessica GonzálezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Vikki GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Criminal Justice
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the House
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed to engrossment
  12. Read 2nd time

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source