HB 2176 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the composition and duties of a court security committee.

HB 2176 requires local court administrators to establish a court security committee for each county. The committee must include the local administrative judge (or designee), sheriff's office representatives, constable offices, county commissioners court, judges from various courts, a justice of the peace, and county attorney representatives. It mandates the committee to adopt security policies and procedures for local courts. This bill directly affects county court operations and security coordination by defining committee membership and responsibilities under Texas law.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 23, 2025

MODERATE

This bill reorganizes and clarifies the duties of local administrative judges and court security committees in Texas. It adds new requirements for judges to establish security committees, modifies how these committees are composed, and clarifies that these committees are not subject to public records laws.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of local administrative judge responsibilities to include mandatory establishment of court security committees with specific composition requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection requiring local administrative judges to establish court security committees to adopt security policies and procedures.

Modified the duties of court security committees to clarify their role in making recommendations about courthouse security funding without directing resource assignments.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the composition requirements for court security committees to include specific roles such as sheriff representatives, constable representatives, and various court judges.

DEFINITION

Added a new exemption stating that court security committees are not governmental bodies for public records and open meetings law purposes.

Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

145–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 146

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic60

59 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican86

86 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Jurisprudence

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors