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HB463: Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.

: Jolanda Jones (D-TX) : May 25, 2026 Updated: May 1, 2025
Crimes
Criminal Procedure
Courts
Criminal Procedure--General
Criminal Procedure--Pretrial Procedure
Crimes--Drugs
Courts--General
EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys
Bill ProgressPassed One Chamber
  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber (current step)
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.

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