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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3618: Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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 3618 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Primary sponsor: Ellen Troxclair (Republican), Jeff Leach (Republican), J.M. Lozano (Republican), Donna Howard (Democratic), Ana Hernandez (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Left pending in committee.

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 5 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ellen TroxclairPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
J.M. LozanoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Donna HowardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Ana HernandezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse143
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Josey GarciaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse124
HinojosaCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Venton JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Claudia OrdazCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Denise VillalobosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“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. Left pending in committee
  2. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  3. Considered in public hearing
  4. Referred to Corrections
  5. Read first time
  6. Filed

Sources

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