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Texas Legislature · SB 1349 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression

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Officially: “Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 18, 2025
Filed · Feb 18, 2025
Read first time · Mar 6, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Mar 6, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 17, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 19, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 20, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 24, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 24, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 24, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 23, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 24, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 24, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 24, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Passed to engrossment · Apr 24, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 24, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 24, 2025
Passed · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 24, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 25, 2025
Read first time · Apr 28, 2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Apr 28, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 30, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 6, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 7, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 7, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 8, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 8, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 9, 2025
Passed · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 9, 2025
House passage reported · May 12, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 12, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 13, 2025
Signed in the House · May 13, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 13, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 24, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 24, 2025

The numbers

8
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

HughesBettencourtKolkhorstParkerLopez, JanieBonnenHefnerGuillen

Recorded votes

SBi1349 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 125, Nays 15, Present, not voting 3
SBi1349 was read second time and was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 135, Nays 4, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 24, 2025).