HB 2360
bill expanding felony powers for Potter County courts at law
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Potter County.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
All county courts at law, not just No. 1.
This bill expands which county court judges in Potter County can handle certain early steps in felony cases. Right now only County Court at Law No. 1 shares that power with the district court; the bill gives it to all county courts at law in Potter County. Starting September 1, 2025, any of those courts can hold felony arraignments, run pretrial hearings, and take pleas in uncontested felony cases.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 113 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 113 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2360 · 2025-02-03
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ITEM
relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Potter County.
WHAT IT DOES
All county courts at law, not just No. 1.
This bill expands which county court judges in Potter County can handle certain early steps in felony cases. Right now only County Court at Law No. 1 shares that power with the district court; the bill gives it to all county courts at law in Potter County. Starting September 1, 2025, any of those courts can hold felony arraignments, run pretrial hearings, and take pleas in uncontested felony cases.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER
Beats not yet reviewed.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
OccuNet LLC$30,280.32
OccuNet LLC
$30,280.32
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $30,280.32
- Total
- $30,280.32
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 18, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101032922, 101061983, 101070115, 101072872.
Republican Party of Texas$16,250.00
Republican Party of Texas
$16,250.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $16,250.00
- Total
- $16,250.00
Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101072872.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
OccuNet LLC
$30,280.32
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $30,280.32
- Total
- $30,280.32
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 18, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101032922, 101061983, 101070115, 101072872.
Republican Party of Texas
$16,250.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $16,250.00
- Total
- $16,250.00
Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101072872.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 19, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Feb 3, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
SB 496 by Sparks (identical)
Subjects
POTTER COUNTY
Courts--County & Statutory
Courts--District
Family--General
Text
The text as introduced · 113 words
89R4935 BCH-D By: Fairly H.B. No. 2360 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Potter County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.1902(b-1), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-1) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Subsections (a) and (b), the county courts at law in [ County Court at Law No. 1 of ] Potter County have [ has ] concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in felony cases to conduct arraignments, conduct pretrial hearings, and accept pleas in uncontested matters. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.