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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4697: Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court.

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 4697 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court. Primary sponsor: Linda Garcia (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): No action taken 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda GarciaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse107

“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. No action taken in committee
  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