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HB689

In Calendar Committee
Authored by Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D)
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Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican

TURF Priority #1: Freedom to Travel OPPOSED

Nov 12, 2024

(H) Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 4, 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

May 1, 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

May 6, 2025

(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 12, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 13, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 15, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Thu 5/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brigido Almanza for self (with ATU Local 694)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Darryl Jamail for Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Thu 5/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kenneth Daniels for self (with Atu local 1091)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Christine Wright for City of San Antonio
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Eric Robins for CapMetro
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Gardner Tabon for CapMetro
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Justin Wood for Harris County District Attorney
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Leonard Aguilar for self (with Texas AFL-CIO)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Marc Rodriguez for VIA Metropolitan
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nathan Carroll for Houston Police Department
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Wade Long for Texas Transit Association