HB3449 • 2025

Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Canales
Last action: 2025-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

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Bill History

2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2451
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2367
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2025-02-26 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3449 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R790 AJZ-D

By: Canales

H.B. No. 3449

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel

appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

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

SECTION 1. Article 26.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to

read as follows:

(d) A counsel in a noncapital case, other than an attorney

with a public defender's office, appointed to represent a defendant

under this code shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary

expenses, including expenses for
:

(1)
investigation
;

(2)
[
and for
] mental health and other experts
; and

(3)

if the defendant is confined in a correctional

facility located more than 50 miles from the court in which the

defendant's proceeding is pending:

(A)

travel to the defendant's location for a

confidential communication and food and lodging related to that

travel; and

(B)

any costs associated with remotely entering

into a confidential communication with the defendant
.

(d-1)
Expenses
under Subsection (d)
incurred with prior

court approval shall be reimbursed in the same manner provided for

capital cases by Articles 26.052(f) and (g), and expenses
under

Subsection (d)
incurred without prior court approval shall be

reimbursed in the manner provided for capital cases by Article

26.052(h).

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to expenses incurred on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.