HB 3659 by Hefner (asset forfeiture reforms) HB 3183 by Schatzline (limiting the use of in-custody informants) HB 2696 by Howard (expanding definition of lack of consent for sexual assaults) HB 2345 by Guillen (legalizing poker and poker rooms) HB 1736 by Leach (limiting death penalty for those convicted under law of parties) HB 1667 by Jetton/Paxton (removing or reducing duties to report child abuse or neglect) HB 727 by Rose (procedure for barring the seriously mentally ill from death penalty) Thompson (procedure for barring intellectually disabled from death penalty) HB 362 by Oliverson (legalization of fentanyl testing strips) HB 218 by Moody (cannabis penalty revisions) HB 213 by Moody/Springer (“Second Looks” bill for youthful violent offenders) These bills failed to pass before this final week’s deadlines. So, to be clear: These bills are no longer moving. We always hesitate to tell people about bills that did not pass because some readers will inevitably misread them as having passed into law. The only other measures still alive are those that have passed both chambers in different forms and must be reconciled before midnight on Sunday, May 28. Hundreds of bills have been sent to the governor. Previewįour days remain before sine die on Memorial Day. You’ve probably already seen most of that in your news source of choice, so we’ll ignore the more soap opera-ish storylines coming out of Austin and focus on the status of various bills, etc. It feels like a month’s worth of news has happened in the past four days. In anticipation of everyone (except us) preparing to enjoy a long holiday weekend, we are posting this update a day early.
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