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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 297: Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

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

SB 297 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding. Primary sponsor: Charles Perry (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2025): Referred to Criminal Justice.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“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. Referred to Criminal Justice
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed
  4. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sources

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