---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of video teleconferencing for testimony of a forensic analyst in a criminal proceeding."
description: "Relating to the use of video teleconferencing for testimony of a forensic analyst in a criminal proceeding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 1125"
citation: "Texas SB 1125 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Criminal Procedure--Trial (I0204)", "TELECONFERENCING (S0039)", "VIDEOCONFERENCING (S0216)", "WITNESSES (S0015)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calanni", "Clardy", "Goodwin", "Hinojosa", "Howard", "Tinderholt"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ef96c1c-1578-4930-a66f-32de64d71c08"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1125.xml"
source_hash: "075e0c6ac17832ca4e65a4226214c32cff972872783e6280d1e19f5155de723e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 1125 (86) — Relating to the use of video teleconferencing for testimony of a forensic analyst in a criminal proceeding.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01125I.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calanni — primary (person)
- Clardy — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Tinderholt — primary (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- González, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Julie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-26** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-02-26** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-09** Meeting cancelled
- **2019-04-10** Posting rule suspended
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-10** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-10** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-17** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-29** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-29** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-29** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2019-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-29** Record vote
- **2019-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Record vote
- **2019-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-30** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-05-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-05-10** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-14** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-15** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** House passage reported
- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-14** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ef96c1c-1578-4930-a66f-32de64d71c08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).