SB 1888 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to reconstitution of the petit jury wheel and grand juror and petit juror qualifications in certain counties.

SB 1888 modifies jury selection procedures in Texas for counties with fewer than 25,000 residents. It allows these counties to expand their pool of potential jurors by including residents from contiguous neighboring counties, using voter registration lists and driver's license records from those areas. The bill specifies that residents must be qualified to vote in the contiguous county and not disqualified under existing laws (e.g., felony convictions). This change applies only to jury summons issued on or after September 1, 2025, and does not affect those summoned before that date. The law directly affects residents in small Texas counties who may be selected for jury duty.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
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May 6, 2025
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Reported favorably as substituted
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May 5, 2025
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Vote taken in committee
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May 1, 2025
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Left pending in committee
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May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
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Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
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Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to committee
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Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
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Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
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Kevin Sparks
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