2026 Regular Session
HB1996
Criminal procedure; disposing of unclaimed property; updating written notice requirements; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 11, 2025 · House
House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
6 yea–0 nay
February 27, 2025 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
13 yea–0 nay
March 11, 2025 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
86 yea–0 nay · 13 absent
April 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
7 yea–0 nay
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–1 nay · 4 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Judiciary
February 4, 2025 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 4, 2025 · House
Criminal Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/18/2025
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 1 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Hamilton (principal Senate author)
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
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House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Turner
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House First Reading