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SB826

Signed by Governor
Authored by Tan Parker (R)
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Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican

Texas Policy Research Priority #1: TPR Vote Recommendation ENDORSED

SB 826 increases the penalty for driving while intoxicated in a school crossing zone during reduced speed limit hours to a state jail felony. The enhanced penalty highlights the increased risks associated with impaired driving in areas frequented by children. The act applies to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.

Co-authors: Menendez (D)
Sponsors: Little (R)
Co-sponsors: Hopper (R); Lozano (R); Money (R); Tinderholt (R)

Jan 16, 2025

(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed

Feb 13, 2025

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

Apr 1, 2025

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

Apr 3, 2025

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

Apr 22, 2025

(S) Placed on intent calendar

Apr 23, 2025

(S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250423_SB826_E: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Eckhardt
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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250423_SB826_3R: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Eckhardt
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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed

Apr 24, 2025

(H) Received from the Senate

Apr 28, 2025

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

May 1, 2025

(H) Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

May 20, 2025

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

May 21, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 22, 2025

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

May 23, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars

May 25, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 27, 2025

(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3808: Yea 133 (R 81, D 52) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener
Absent - Allen; Bucy; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gervin-Hawkins; Harrison; Jones, V.; King; Luther; Phelan; Plesa; Simmons; Toth
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Josey Garcia: "When Record No. 3808 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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May 28, 2025

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

RV#3906: Yea 129 (R 77, D 52) - Nay 5 (R 5, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener
Nay - Cain; Lowe; Richardson; Tinderholt; Toth
Absent - Allen; Cunningham; Gervin-Hawkins; Meza; Oliverson; Ward Johnson; Wu
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 3906 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 3906 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 3906 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 3906 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled

May 30, 2025

(S) Signed in the Senate

Jun 1, 2025

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

(S) Little signed onto the bill as Sponsor
(S) Tinderholt signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Money signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Lozano signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Hopper signed onto the bill as Cosponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bo Stallman for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Chad Vessels for self (with Prosper ISD Police Department)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as David Mintz for Be A Blake Foundation
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as David Mintz for Be A Blake Foundation
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Heath Wester for self (with Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Heidi Brodersen for Houston Police Department
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Mckiernan-Gonzalez for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Justin Wood for Harris County District Attorney
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Mike Lee for self (with Harris County Sheriff)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Scott Rubin for Texas Police Chiefs Association
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Scott Rubin for Texas Police Chiefs Association
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Zach Davidson for self