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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2878 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. Primary sponsor: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Jeff Leach (Republican), Eddie Morales (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 22, 2025): Vetoed by the Governor.

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 2 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryan HughesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Eddie MoralesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Chuy HinojosaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20

“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. Vetoed by the Governor
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed in the House
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Reported enrolled
  6. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  7. Record vote
  8. House adopts conference committee report
  9. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  10. Record vote
  11. Senate adopts conference committee report
  12. Co-author authorized

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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