Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties
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Officially: “Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 14, 2025
Filed · Feb 14, 2025
Co-author authorized · Feb 20, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 28, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 11, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 11, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 11, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 11, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 13, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 13, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 18, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 18, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 24, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 24, 2025
Passed · Mar 24, 2025
Record vote · Mar 24, 2025
Statement(s) submitted · Mar 24, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 24, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 25, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 1, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 1, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 7, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 7, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 8, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 23, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 25, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Amended · May 28, 2025
Passed as amended · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 28, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 30, 2025
Read · May 30, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 30, 2025
Record vote · May 30, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
22
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
FloresHagenbuchHinojosa, Juan "Chuy"HuffmanKingParkerAlvaradoBettencourtBlancoCampbellCreightonHallKolkhorstMenéndezPerrySparksWestCookSmitheeLouderbackTepperCurry
Recorded votes
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-30 · Yeas 29, Nays 2
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 HOUSE JOURNAL — 76th Day 6743 SB 1300, as amended, was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 110, Nays 31, Present, not voting 2
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 HOUSE JOURNAL — 75th Day 6573 SBi1300 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 116, Nays 25, Present, not voting 1
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