Relating to personal bond offices, to the notification provided to a judge regarding tampering with an electronic monitoring device while released on bond or community supervision, and to the availability of certain information regarding a person required to submit to an electronic monitoring program or being supervised by a community supervision and corrections department.
SB 1020 requires personal bond offices to maintain and update detailed records for individuals released on personal bond before sentencing. These records must include court appearance history, warrant status, and whether a person tampered with an electronic monitoring device. The bill also mandates that bond offices immediately notify courts if they suspect electronic monitoring violations. This affects defendants on bond with electronic monitoring, bond offices, and the courts handling their cases, creating a clearer reporting process for supervision compliance. The law became effective September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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This bill was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final form signed by the Governor. The substantive legislative text remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments, spacing corrections, and the addition of official certification signatures and dates indicating passage by the Senate and House. No policy, scope, or legal requirements were altered.
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Formatting and layout adjustments were made to convert the bill from draft status to its final enrolled form, including removing placeholder text and adding official certification signatures.
Floor votes · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
10
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
A.J. Louderback
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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