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Legislative Year: 2022 Change

Title	Remedy For Improper Guilty Pleas
Status	Governor Signed (04/18/2022)
Bill Subjects	Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
House Sponsors
Senate Sponsors	J. Gonzales (D)
House Committee	Judiciary
Senate Committee	Judiciary
Date Introduced	02/01/2022
AI Summary
Summary	The bill finds that some criminal defendants were not effectively advised of immigration consequences to a guilty plea, and therefore, these defendants did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily enter a guilty plea. The bill authorizes these persons to petition the court for an order vacating the guilty plea.
Committee Reports with Amendments	March 29, 2022: House Judiciary Committee Report March 03, 2022: Senate Judiciary Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (06/13/2022) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
Lobbyists	Lobbyists
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Votes	House and Senate Votes
Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party