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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2871: Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of marihuana; changing the eligibility for community supervision.

In committee 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 2871 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of marihuana; changing the eligibility for community supervision. Primary sponsor: Josey Garcia (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Referred directly to subcommittee by chair.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josey GarciaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse124

“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 directly to subcommittee by chair
  2. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  3. Read first time
  4. Filed

Sources

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