Keep TX Red
SB 251EffectiveBecame law

Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.

89th Texas Legislature · Session RTexas SenateLast action June 20, 2025

Bill overview

Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.

Current status

Effective

Effective immediately

Latest official action

Effective immediately

June 20, 2025 · senate

Who this bill may affect

A verified audience or subject classification has not been attached to this bill yet.

Use the bill overview and official documents to determine whether the proposal may apply to you, your business, or a public agency.

Sponsors

Committee history

  1. Criminal Justice

    Out of committee

  2. Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    Out of committee

Legislative timeline

  1. Effective immediately

    senate · effective

    Official record
  2. Signed by the Governor

    executive

    Official record
  3. Sent to the Governor

    executive

    Official record
  4. Signed in the House

    house

    Official record
  5. Signed in the Senate

    senate

    Official record
  6. Reported enrolled

    senate

    Official record
  7. House passage reported

    senate

    Official record
  8. Record vote

    house

    Official record
  9. Passed

    house

    Official record
  10. Read 3rd time

    house

    Official record
  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    house

    Official record
  12. Record vote

    house

    Official record
  13. Passed to 3rd reading

    house

    Official record
  14. Read 2nd time

    house

    Official record
  15. Placed on General State Calendar

    house

    Official record
  16. Considered in Calendars

    house

    Official record
  17. Committee report sent to Calendars

    house

    Official record
  18. Committee report distributed

    house

    Official record
  19. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    house

    Official record
  20. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    house

    Official record
  21. Considered in public hearing

    house

    Official record
  22. Left pending in committee

    house

    Official record
  23. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

    house

    Official record
  24. Considered in public hearing

    house

    Official record
  25. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    house

    Official record
  26. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    house

    Official record
  27. Read first time

    house

    Official record
  28. Received from the Senate

    house

    Official record
  29. Reported engrossed

    senate

    Official record
  30. Record vote

    senate

    Official record
  31. Passed

    senate

    Official record
  32. Read 3rd time

    senate

    Official record
  33. Three day rule suspended

    senate

    Official record
  34. Vote recorded in Journal

    senate

    Official record
  35. Passed to engrossment as amended

    senate

    Official record
  36. Amended

    senate

    Official record
  37. Amendment(s) offered

    senate

    Official record
  38. Read 2nd time

    senate

    Official record
  39. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    senate

    Official record
  40. Placed on intent calendar

    senate

    Official record
  41. Not again placed on intent calendar

    senate

    Official record
  42. Placed on intent calendar

    senate

    Official record
  43. Committee report printed and distributed

    senate

    Official record
  44. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    senate

    Official record
  45. Reported favorably w/o amendments

    senate

    Official record
  46. Vote taken in committee

    senate

    Official record
  47. Testimony taken in committee

    senate

    Official record
  48. Considered in public hearing

    senate

    Official record
  49. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    senate

    Official record
  50. Referred to Criminal Justice

    senate

    Official record
  51. Read first time

    senate

    Official record
  52. Filed

    senate

    Official record
  53. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    senate

    Official record

Official bill text

Read source text published by the Texas Legislature. KeepTXRed fetches it only when you request it, converts the official HTML to inert text for display, and does not rewrite it with AI.

Related articles

KeepTXRed has not linked a related article to this bill yet. The legislative record above remains available independently of news coverage.

Ranked by official relationships such as sponsorship, committee referral, district, election, session, and direct news coverage.