HB 1822 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain persons and to the sealing and nondisclosure of certain juvenile records.

HB 1822 updates Texas juvenile court jurisdiction and record sealing rules. It extends juvenile court authority over incomplete cases when a youth turns 18 or 19 during proceedings, provided the state exercised due diligence or wasn't at fault for delays. The bill also creates new eligibility for sealing juvenile records: individuals on determinate sentence probation who weren't committed to juvenile facilities, weren't transferred to adult court, and have completed probation. These changes apply only to conduct occurring on or after the bill's effective date, not retroactively. The law aims to provide clearer pathways for record sealing while maintaining court oversight for certain cases.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 16, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and reorganized with updated metadata, but the substantive legal content regarding juvenile court jurisdiction and record sealing remains unchanged. The core provisions about when courts can retain jurisdiction over juvenile cases and when records can be sealed are identical to the original version.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to juvenile court proceedings and record sealing remains the same
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated with new bill number format (89R) and sponsor list, while removing internal tracking codes and page numbers

Line breaks and paragraph formatting were restructured throughout the document, though the legal text content itself was not altered

A note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) was added to the top of the document

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

7550
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 145
May 15, 2025
D Democratic60
50 Yea 1 Nay 9
83% Yea
R Republican85
25 Yea 49 Nay 11
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors