HB2460 • 2025

Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Leach
Last action: 2025-05-07
Official status: 05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

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Bill History

2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Companion considered in lieu of. SB 888
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Laid on the table subject to call
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2460 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R2995 TSS-F

By: Leach

H.B. No. 2460

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county

attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 402.024, Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 402.024. DEFENSE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY
, COUNTY

ATTORNEY,
OR GRAND JUROR.

SECTION 2. Section 402.024, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:

(c)

The attorney general may defend a state district

attorney or a county attorney in an action in a federal court if:

(1)

the district or county attorney is a defendant

because of the district or county attorney's position;

(2)

the cause of action relates to the enforcement of a

state statute; and

(3)

the district or county attorney requests the

attorney general's assistance in the defense.

SECTION 3. Section 402.024, Government Code, as amended by

this Act, applies only to a court action filed in federal court on

or after the effective date of this Act. A court action filed

before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in

effect on the date the action was filed, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.