TX HB1650

Extends the deadline for a bail bond surety to file a special bill of review from two years to four years after a final judgment is entered in a bond forfeiture proceeding

Allows sureties to request on equitable grounds that the final judgment be reformed and that all or part of the bond amount be remitted, after deducting court costs, county costs for returning the principal, and accrued interest

Courts retain discretion to grant or deny the special bill of review in whole or in part

Applies only to bail bonds with final forfeiture judgments entered on or after September 1, 2025; prior judgments remain governed by existing two-year deadline