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HB2448 • 2025

Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Moody
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
05/07/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  2. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  3. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1601

  4. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  5. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  6. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  7. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  8. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/6/25 3:30 PM

  9. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  10. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  11. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1527

  12. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  17. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  19. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  22. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  23. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  30. 2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2448 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R9126 JDK-D

By: Moody

H.B. No. 2448

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.

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

SECTION 1. Article 26.011, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended to read as follows:

Art. 26.011. WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT.
(a)
An attorney

representing a defendant may present a waiver of arraignment, and

the clerk of the court may not require the presence of the defendant

as a condition of accepting the waiver.

(b)

An attorney representing a defendant may sign a waiver

of arraignment on the defendant's behalf.

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