SB 118 (2020) -  Security in Trial Court Facilities

General Bill by Gruters
Security in Trial Court Facilities: Requiring sheriffs to coordinate with certain boards of county commissioners and chief judges to develop a comprehensive plan for security of trial court facilities; specifying that sheriffs and their deputies, employees, and contractors are officers of the court under specified circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/09/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2020-100) -SJ 542 on Monday, March 9, 2020 2:52 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 09/17/19 11:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/22/20 1:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/20/20 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 131 Subject: Security in Trial Court Facilities Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/21/2020 1:17:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/19/2020 9:31:43 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 1/22/2020 2:08:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 1/21/2020 1:25:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 9/18/2019 8:09:16 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 9/16/2019 10:43:43 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2020-100) -SJ 542 Time: 03/09/2020 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 131 -SJ 542 Time: 03/09/2020 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 542 Time: 03/09/2020 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550 Time: 03/05/2020 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/21/2020 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 Time: 02/20/2020 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/17/2020 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 01/22/2020 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 01/22/2020 - 1:55 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/22/20, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/17/2020 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 13 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 09/18/2019 - 9:46 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 131 Time: 09/17/2019 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 09/17/19, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 09/09/2019 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 13 Time: 09/03/2019 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/09/2019 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
30.15 CS/HB 131, HB 273, CS/CS/SB 7040