SB659

In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Charles Schwertner (R)
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Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of smuggling of persons through the use of government resources.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Hefner (R)

Dec 19, 2024


(S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as 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 as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250430_SB659_E: Yea 27 (R 20, D 7) - Nay 4 (R 0, D 4)

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

Nay - Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; Miles

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(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250430_SB659_3R: Yea 27 (R 20, D 7) - Nay 4 (R 0, D 4)

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

Nay - Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; Miles

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 


(S) Hefner signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Daniel Woodward for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Kate Gibson Kumar for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
 

For

(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Ammon Blair for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ammon Blair for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Christopher Holton for Center for Security Policy
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Brian Hawthorne for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs 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 Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))



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