Bill Title: Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB402 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator John Whitmire [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Paul Bettencourt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Creighton [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Joan Huffman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Borris Miles [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sam Harless [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-126	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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