Prosecutor Discretion & Accountability Bills (88RS)

List posted March 17, 2023; last updated April 20, 2023

HB 17 by Cook relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys (reported from the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 125 by Slaton relating to the enforcement of certain election laws by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HB 200 by Leach relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council (companion of HB 1732 and SB 404) (voted favorably from the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 678 by K. Bell relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain election offenses that are committed in an adjacent county (referred to the House Elections Committee)

HB 1350 by Cook relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys (companion of SB 378) (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HB 1732 by Leach relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council (companion of HB 200 and SB 404) (referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 2930 by Spiller relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals (companion of SB 1196 and SB 2392) (heard and left pending in the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 3307 by Cook relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys (referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 3675 by Ortega relating to required management training for certain prosecuting attorneys (voted favorably from the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 3797 by Schofield relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of prosecuting attorneys in adjoining districts or counties to prosecute criminal offenses involving the election laws in this state (companion of SB 1908) (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HB 4026 by Schofield relating to the creation of the office of state special prosecutor (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HB 4178 by Schofield relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals (companion of SB 1092) (referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 4187 by Schofield relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals (referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee)

HB 4549 by Toth relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses (companion of SB 1195) (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HJR 98 by Tinderholt proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state (companion to HJR 110) (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HJR 110 by Isaac proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state (companion to HJR 98) (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

HJR 163 by Harrison proposing  a constitutional amendment allowing the voters to remove local elected officers from office by means of a recall election (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)

SB 20 by Huffman relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys (referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee)

SB 378 by Parker relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys (companion of HB 1350) (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 404 by P. King relating to the reestablishment of the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council (companion of HB 200 and HB 1732) (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 648 by Middleton relating to the procedure for removing certain prosecuting attorneys for their policies on the enforcement of criminal offenses (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 1092 by Parker relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals (companion of HB 4178) (not again placed on Senate Intent Calendar)

SB 1105 by Birdwell relating to the suspension and removal of certain public officers (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 1195 by Hughes relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses (companion of HB 4549) (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 1196 by Hughes relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals (companion of HB 2930 and SB 2392) (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 1422 by P. King relating to enforcement of criminal offenses by state agencies, law enforcement agencies, political subdivisions, or local entities (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 1908 by Bettencourt relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of prosecuting attorneys in adjoining districts or counties to prosecute criminal offenses involving the election laws in this state (companion of HB 3797) (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SB 1927 by Hughes relating to the jurisdiction of the state prosecuting attorney (not again placed on Senate Intent Calendar)

SB 1968 by Bettencourt relating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys (referred to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee)

SB 2392 by Creighton relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals (companion of HB 2930 and SB 1196) (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

SJR 60 by Birdwell proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the suspension of certain public officers by the governor and the trial, removal, and reinstatement of certain public officers by the senate (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)

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