HB 743: Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.

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HB 743 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant. Primary sponsor: Diego Bernal (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2025): Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence.

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