Named court seats out. County judge, district judges and district attorney in.
The bill changes who sits on the Comal County Juvenile Board. It replaces seats held by judges of specific named courts with the county judge, the local administrative statutory county court judge or a designee, the local administrative district judge or a designee, one district judge picked by the local administrative district judge, and the criminal district attorney. The board shrinks from seven named seats to five, and two of the judicial seats can now be filled by designees, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 14, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Criminal Jurisprudence committee 8-0, no floor vote.
relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board.
WHAT IT DOES
Named court seats out. County judge, district judges and district attorney in.
The bill changes who sits on the Comal County Juvenile Board. It replaces seats held by judges of specific named courts with the county judge, the local administrative statutory county court judge or a designee, the local administrative district judge or a designee, one district judge picked by the local administrative district judge, and the criminal district attorney. The board shrinks from seven named seats to five, and two of the judicial seats can now be filled by designees, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
CSSB 1790 (Campbell) Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
CSSB 1790 (Campbell) Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
CSSB 1790 (Campbell) Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee
Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee
Subjects
COMAL COUNTY
Courts--County & Statutory
Courts--District
Courts--Judges
Juvenile Boards & Officers
Text
The text as introduced · 163 words
89R13110 BCH-F
By: Campbell
S.B. No. 1790
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 152.0521(a), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The Comal County Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the local administrative statutory county court
judge or the judge's designee [ of each county court at law in the
county ];
(3) the local administrative district judge or the
judge's designee [ of the 22nd District Court ];
(4) a district judge in Comal County appointed by the
local administrative district judge [ the judge of the 207th
District Court ]; and
(5) [ the judge of the 433rd District Court;
[ (6) the judge of the 274th District Court; and
[ (7) ] the criminal district attorney of Comal County.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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