Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
HB 2715 amends Texas Local Government Code provisions governing the removal of certain political subdivision officers, specifically changing procedures for prosecuting attorneys. The bill requires removal petitions for prosecuting attorneys to be filed with the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region (not a district judge), and mandates that a judge from a different county handle the case to avoid conflicts of interest. It repeals outdated sections about judge assignments and specifies these changes apply only to removal petitions filed on or after the bill's effective date (June 20, 2025). This bill directly affects county prosecutors and local officials seeking their removal, altering court procedures for such cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2025 · House May 6, 2025
How they voted
21–9
Passed
Total votes 30
May 25, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
P
Pat Curry
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
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