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SB1099
In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Pete Flores (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an alien. Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1099 increases the criminal penalties for certain offenses when committed by an individual classified as an "alien" under Texas law. If a noncitizen is convicted of a felony (other than a capital felony), the punishment is enhanced to the next highest category of offense. For first-degree felonies, the minimum prison sentence is raised to 15 years.
Co-authors: Schwertner (R) Sponsors: Hefner (R)
(S) Hefner signed onto the bill as
Feb 4, 2025
(S) Flores signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 24, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
Apr 8, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 10, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 14, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250416_SB1099_E: Yea 23 (R 20, D 3) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 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 13, 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 15, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 19, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Daniel Woodward for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Daniel Woodward for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ana O'Quin for Girls Empowerment Network (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Nick Hudson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nick Hudson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Robert Watson for Texas Impact (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self
