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CS/HB 639: Security in Trial Court Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Perez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush

Security in Trial Court Facilities; Requires each sheriff to coordinate with specified entities to develop comprehensive plan for security of trial court facilities; specifies that sheriffs & chief judges retain certain authority; specifies that sheriffs & their deputies, employees, & contractors are officers of court under specified circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2019 House • Filed
2/13/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 71
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 71
3/8/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
3/12/2019 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
3/13/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 399
3/14/2019 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 425
3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/02/19, 1:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
4/2/2019 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 566
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 566
4/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall
4/9/2019 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 633
4/10/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 633
4/18/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19
4/24/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 810
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/25/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 860
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 860
4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 503
• Received -SJ 503
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary