HB3488 • 2025

Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: DeAyala
Last action: 2025-05-12
Official status: 05/12/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.

What This Bill Does

Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.

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Bill History

2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1761
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1645
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Corrections
2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3488 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R10077 MCF-D

By: DeAyala

H.B. No. 3488

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a

civil commitment proceeding.

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

SECTION 1. Section 841.005, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 841.005.
TEXAS BOARD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
[
OFFICE OF

STATE COUNSEL FOR OFFENDERS
]. (a)
In this section, "board" means

the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

(b)
Except as provided by Subsection
(c)
[
(b)
], the
board

[
Office of State Counsel for Offenders
] shall
provide

representation for
[
represent
] an indigent person subject to a

civil commitment proceeding under this chapter.

(c)
[
(b)
] If for any reason the
board
[
Office of State

Counsel for Offenders
] is unable to
provide representation for

[
represent
] an indigent person described by Subsection
(b)
[
(a)
] at

a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter, the court shall

appoint other counsel to represent the indigent person.

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