SB 2219
sureties must tell the prosecutor before a felony surrender
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
On top of the notice to the defendant’s lawyer.
The bill changes the rules for a bail bond company or other surety that wants to hand a defendant back to custody. If the defendant is charged with a felony, the surety must now tell the prosecutor before it files the surrender paperwork, in addition to the existing notice to the defendant's lawyer. Sureties in felony cases get one more notice step, and prosecutors get advance word that a felony defendant is about to be surrendered, starting September 1, 2025.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2219 · 2025-03-11
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ITEM
relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
WHAT IT DOES
On top of the notice to the defendant’s lawyer.
The bill changes the rules for a bail bond company or other surety that wants to hand a defendant back to custody. If the defendant is charged with a felony, the surety must now tell the prosecutor before it files the surrender paperwork, in addition to the existing notice to the defendant's lawyer. Sureties in felony cases get one more notice step, and prosecutors get advance word that a felony defendant is about to be surrendered, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 11, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 2697 by Anchía (identical)
Subjects
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
Criminal Procedure--General
Text
The text as introduced · 274 words
89R8639 AJZ-F By: Huffman S.B. No. 2219 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 17.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a) Subject to Subsection (a-1), a [ Any ] surety that wants [ , desiring ] to surrender the surety's [ his ] principal and has notified [ after notifying ] the principal's attorney, if the principal is represented by an attorney, in a manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, of the surety's intention to surrender the principal, may file an affidavit of that [ such ] intention before the court or magistrate before which the prosecution is pending. The affidavit must state: (1) the court and cause number of the case; (2) the name of the defendant; (3) the offense with which the defendant is charged; (4) the date of the bond; (5) the cause for the surrender; and (6) that notice of the surety's intention to surrender the principal has been given as required by this subsection and Subsection (a-1), if applicable . (a-1) If the offense with which the defendant is charged is classified as a felony under the Penal Code, in addition to satisfying the requirements provided by Subsection (a), a surety must, before filing the affidavit described by that subsection, notify the attorney representing the state with jurisdiction in the case of the surety's intention to surrender the principal. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.