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HB548

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Carl Tepper (R)
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Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $58,162,730.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Joint authors: Cortez (D)

Nov 12, 2024

(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 3, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican

Mar 11, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Apr 1, 2025

(H) Cortez signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Mandi Zapata for self (with Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP))
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Natasha Malik for Texas Appleseed
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nick Hudson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

For

(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nicholas Haines for self
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Trish DeBerry for Centro San Antonio
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Beverly Biehl for self
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Carlos Ortiz for San Antonio police officers Association
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Christine Wright for City of San Antonio
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Smith for San Antonio Police Department
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Scot Kibbe for American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Scott Rubin for Texas Police Chiefs Association
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self