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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas restricts retired district judges from serving as visiting judges if they resigned during misconduct investigations
Last action · May 12, 2025: Received from the HouseSponsor: Eddie Morales
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1664 establishes new conduct-related eligibility rules for retired or former district court judges seeking assignment as s, effective September 1, 2025, or immediately with a two-thirds legislative vote.
The measure changes the qualifications for temporary judicial assignments by barring judges who retired or resigned amid certain misconduct investigations unless they were cleared.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
retired or former district court judges
Retired or former district court judges must submit sworn certifications regarding their disciplinary history to be eligible for visiting judge assignments.
State Commission on Judicial Conduct
The commission's public statements and disciplinary records regarding resignations or investigations directly determine an individual judge's eligibility.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in the Senate.
Procedural history
24 actions- May 12, 2025SenateReceived from the House
- May 10, 2025HouseReported engrossed
- May 10, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 10, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#2020)
- May 10, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- May 10, 2025HouseFloorRead 3rd time
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- May 9, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 9, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1934)
- May 9, 2025HouseFloorPassed to engrossment
- May 9, 2025HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- May 8, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- May 6, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- May 5, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- May 5, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- May 5, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Apr 28, 2025HouseConsidered in formal meeting
- Apr 2, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Apr 2, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Apr 2, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Apr 2, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 18, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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