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HB2355 • 2025

Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Crime
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Fairly
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  28. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#576

  30. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#530

  36. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  37. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  38. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  39. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  41. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  42. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  43. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  46. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  50. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2355 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2355

AN ACT

relating to the disclosure or release of certain information

received by the attorney general regarding an application for

compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 56B.058(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,

is amended to read as follows:

(b) An application for compensation under this chapter and

any information, document, summary, or other record provided to or

received, maintained, or created by the attorney general under this

chapter
, including a report released to the attorney general under

Article 56B.054(f),
is:

(1) except as provided by Section 552.132(c),

Government Code, not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 of

that code; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), not subject

to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal

compulsion for release.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2355 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2355 was passed by the Senate on May

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor