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TX SB2047
Bill
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Bettencourt
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AI Summary
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Creates a new cause of action allowing crime victims (or their estates if deceased) to sue judges or magistrates who improperly released defendants on personal bond when those defendants subsequently commit offenses while released
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Applies specifically when the original offense for which the defendant was released on personal bond involved violence, as defined in Article 17.03 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
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Requires that the judge or magistrate violated Article 17.03(b-2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding personal bond restrictions for the lawsuit to proceed
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Caps damages at $10 million and explicitly prohibits judges and magistrates from asserting judicial immunity or other forms of immunity as a defense
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Takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to personal bond releases occurring on or after that date
Legislative Description
Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses.
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Justice
3/17/2025