Prosecutor Discretion & Accountability Bills (88RS)

List current as of March 17, 2023

HB 17 by Cook relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys (referred to 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 (to be heard in House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee on Wed., 3/22 at 8:00am)(companion of HB 1732 and SB 404)

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 (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)(companion of SB 378)

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

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

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 (referred to 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 (not referred yet)(companion of SB 1908)

HB 4026 by Schofield relating to the creation of the office of state special prosecutor (not referred yet)

HB 4178 by Schofield relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals (not referred yet)(companion of SB 1092)

HB 4187 by Schofield relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals (not referred yet)

HB 4549 by Toth relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses (not referred yet)(companion of SB 1195)

HB 5053 by DeAyala relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense (not referred yet)(companion to SB 2208)

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 (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)(companion to HJR 110)

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 (referred to the House State Affairs Committee)(companion to HJR 98)

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 Senate State Affairs Committee )

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

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

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 (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)(companion of HB 4178)

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 (referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee)(companion of HB 4549)

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

SB 1422 by P. King relating to enforcement of criminal offenses by state agencies, law enforcement agencies, political subdivisions, or local entities (not referred yet)

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 (not referred yet)(companion of HB 3797)

SB 1927 by Hughes relating to the jurisdiction of the state prosecuting attorney (not referred yet)

SB 1968 by Bettencourt relating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys (not referred yet)

SB 2208 by Parker relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense (not referred yet)(companion of HB 5053)

SB 2392 by Creighton relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals (not referred yet)(companion of HB 2930 and SB 1196)

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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