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SB40 • 2025

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Huffman
Last action
2025-06-16
Official status
06/16/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-16

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  8. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  9. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3002

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  21. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2927

  22. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  23. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  28. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  29. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  30. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  32. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  33. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  34. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  35. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  36. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  37. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  38. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  39. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  40. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  41. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  42. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  43. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  44. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  45. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  46. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  47. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  48. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  49. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  50. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) submitted

  51. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) submitted

  52. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  53. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  54. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  55. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  56. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  57. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  58. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  59. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  60. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  61. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  62. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  63. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

  64. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  65. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

Official Summary Text

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 40 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 40

AN ACT

relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to

pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows:

Sec.

140.014.

RESTRICTION ON USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY

POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO PAY BAIL BONDS. (a)

A political

subdivision may not spend public funds to pay a nonprofit

organization that accepts and uses donations from the public to

deposit money with a court in the amount of a defendant's bail bond.

(b)

If a political subdivision engages in an activity

prohibited by Subsection (a), a taxpayer or resident of the

political subdivision is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief

to prevent further activity prohibited by that subsection and

further payment of public funds related to that activity.

(c)

A party that prevails in an action under Subsection (b)

is entitled to recover the party's reasonable attorney's fees and

costs.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 40 passed the Senate on

February 19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3; and

that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 29, 2025, by

the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 40 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 113,

Nays 30, three present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor