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CS/CS/CS/HB 845: Veterans Affairs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casello ; Daniels ; Eskamani ; Gantt ; Harris ; Holcomb ; Kendall ; López, J. ; Michael ; Rizo ; Salzman ; Stark ; Temple

Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/10/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/12/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/13/2025 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/14/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/28/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/2/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/15/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/17/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
4/24/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
4/24/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received