CS/SB 820: Problem-solving Court Reports
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Bradley
Problem-solving Court Reports; Requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem-solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and information annually to the office, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/9/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/4/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/6/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2/12/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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CS/SB 820, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2026 at 4:06 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 831 Problem-solving Court Reports Cassel Compare Last Action: 1/27/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01304 Early childhood court programs. Page 3 (pdf) 43.51 Problem-solving court reports. Page 1 (pdf) 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 3 (pdf) 394.47892 Mental health court programs. Page 4 (pdf) 397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs. Page 5 (pdf) -
SB 820, Original Filed Version Posted 12/9/2025 at 11:35 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 831 Problem-solving Court Reports Cassel Identical Last Action: 1/27/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 571020 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Bradley)2/3/2026
3:49 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/5/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/27/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/4/2026 3:45 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 43.51 Problem-solving court reports. Page 1 (pdf) 394.47892 Mental health court programs. Page 2 (pdf) 397.334 Treatment-based drug court programs. Page 3 (pdf)