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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 76: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.

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 76 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds. Primary sponsor: John Smithee (Republican). It lists 53 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 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): Republican 52

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John SmitheePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Cecil BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Giovanni CapriglioneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Pat CurryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Drew DarbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Caroline Harris DavilaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Mano DeAyalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse133
Paul DysonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
James FrankCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Gary GatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Sam HarlessCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse126
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Cole HefnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Stan LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
J.M. LozanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Don McLaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
John McQueeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Morgan MeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike SchofieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Matt ShaheenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Denise VillalobosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“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 Criminal Jurisprudence
  5. Read first time
  6. Filed

Sources

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