SB482

Signed by Governor
Authored by Carol Alvarado (D)
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Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Primary authors: Blanco (D); Cook (D); J. Hinojosa (D)
Co-authors: Hall (R)
Sponsors: Harless (R)


(S) Harless signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Nov 22, 2024


(S) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) Cook signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 3, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 22, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Apr 23, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 29, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250429_SB482_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended

20250429_SB482_E: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Sparks

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250429_SB482_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Sparks

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 30, 2025


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

May 1, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 10, 2025


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

May 14, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Hull amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2937: Yea 118 (R 62, D 56) - Nay 25 (R 23, D 2)
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Yea - Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Cain; Canales; Dorazio; Harrison; Holt; Hopper; Jones, J.; Kerwin; LaHood; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Tinderholt; Toth; Virdell

Absent - Hickland

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 2937 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 20, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3007: Yea 130 (R 73, D 57) - Nay 16 (R 13, D 3)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Canales; Harrison; Hopper; Kerwin; Little; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Luther; Martinez Fischer; Olcott; Richardson; Schatzline; Tinderholt; Toth; Virdell

Absent - Dutton

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Janis Holt: "When Record No. 3007 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Ray Lopez: "When Record No. 3007 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 3007 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 22, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 23, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Donny Mayo for self (with Ibew lu 66)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Sam Chang for CenterPoint Energy
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Taylor Kilroy for Texas Public Power Association
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ana Gonzalez for Texas AFL-CIO
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ariel Traub for City of Garland
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ashley Avera for Texas Cable Association
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ben Wright for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bill Kelly for Harris County District Attorney - Sean Teare
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Damon Withrow for Xcel Energy
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Isaac Albarado for American Electric Power Texas (AEP)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kelly Sadler for American Electric Power Texas (AEP)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kevin Fletcher for AT&T
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Michael Ruggieri for Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ned Munoz for Charter Communications
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Rick Levy for Texas AFL-CIO
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Rick Ramirez for City of Austin
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Sarah Floerke for Lower Colorado River Authority
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Scott Hutchinson for Entergy Texas
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Taylor Borer for City of Garland
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Zanir Ali for CPS Energy



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