Assigned to Committee Authored by Lacey Hull (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents. Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1160 increases criminal penalties for assault against utility employees or agents performing their duties, elevating such offenses to a third-degree felony. It also expands the definition of utility workers covered under this provision and includes additional protections against interference with their public duties.
Joint authors: DeAyala (R); Harless (R); Hernandez (D); Perez, M. (D) Co-authors: Howard (D); Johnson (D)
Nov 12, 2024
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 7, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Apr 3, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . (H) Considered by s/c in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee (H) Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 16, 2025
(H) Recalled from subcommittee (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Hernandez signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Harless signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Perez, M. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed
May 5, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Postponed (H) Laid out as postponed business (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Hull amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended
May 6, 2025
(H) Howard signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote
RV#1408: Yea 133 (R 72, D 61) - Nay 14 (R 14, D 0) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Susan Stewart for self
For
(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Taylor Kilroy for Texas Public Power Association (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amanda Posson for Every Texan (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brian Hawthorne for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT) (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Caroline Messer for self (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Duke Austin for Quanta Services Inc (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39 (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Lisa Kaufman for Atmos Energy (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT) (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Michael Jewell for Electric Transmission Texas (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)) (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Riley Stinnett for CenterPoint Energy (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Zanir Ali for CPS Energy
