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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 717: Relating to the additional compensation certain counties pay to judges and justices for extrajudicial services.

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 717 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the additional compensation certain counties pay to judges and justices for extrajudicial services. Primary sponsor: Kevin Sparks (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 7, 2025): Referred to Finance.

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
Kevin SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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 Finance
  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