---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings."
description: "Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1445"
citation: "Texas HB 1445 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts--Judges (I0140)", "Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel (I0207)", "INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES (S0598)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Hernandez", "Schofield"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-11-21"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb96ae95-645a-43b0-a7c5-58807aae5a96"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1445.xml"
source_hash: "c9566e3b9890ddbaf9ac70c11413fd6d04553fe28f291b03a88760bd9d996d9d"
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 HB 1445 (89R) — Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01445I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01445E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01445H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01445S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01445F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **143–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- Hernandez — primary (person)
- Schofield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-21** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-11** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-22** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-28** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-04-28** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-29** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-04-30** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-20** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-23** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-25** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-25** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb96ae95-645a-43b0-a7c5-58807aae5a96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).