Legislative Information

Below is legislative information for recent Legislative Sessions. For information related to older sessions, please contact the Director of Public Affairs.

Texas Judiciary Legislative Update Reports

These reports briefly summarize new legislation impacting the Texas court system, judges, clerks, and other judicial actors. No attempt is made to cover substantive areas of the law in detail; other entities are expected to provide legislative updates on substantive legal topics.

• 87th Legislative Update
• 86th Legislative Update
• 85th Legislative Update
• 84th Legislative Update
• 83rd Legislative Update
• 82nd Legislative Update
• 81st Legislative Update
• 80th Legislative Update 

Texas Judicial Council

• Resolutions
• Priorities

Policy Briefs

• Judicial Campaign Fairness Act
• Legislative Recommendations on Pretrial Release
• Legislative Recommendations on Court Security
• Guardianship Compliance Project
• Legislative Recommendations on Mental Health

Testimony

87th Legislative Session

Senate Finance Testimony

• February 11, 2021

86th Legislative Session

LAR Joint Budget Hearing Testimony

• November 6, 2020

Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence and Community Safety | September 26, 2019

• Senate SC on Mass Violence & Community Safety

House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee | March 18, 2019

• HB 2384 Presentation

House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee | February 20, 2019

• Texas Judicial Council Priorities

House Committee on Appropriations S/C on Articles I, IV & V | February 15, 2019

• House Appropriations Presentation on HB 1

House Criminal Jurisprudence | February 11, 2019

• House Criminal Jurisprudence Presentation

Senate Finance | January 29, 2019

• Senate Finance Presentation on SB 1

Testimony from Previous Sessions

• 85th Legislative Session
• 84th Legislative Session
• 83rd Legislative Session