SB1278

Vetoed by Governor
Authored by Tan Parker (R)
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Caption: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of certain offenses.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Blanco (D)
Sponsors: Thompson (D)

Feb 14, 2025


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

Feb 28, 2025


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

Apr 29, 2025


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

May 5, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 6, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 7, 2025


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

20250507_SB1278_E: 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) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250507_SB1278_3R: 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) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 10, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


(H) Posting rule suspended
 

May 13, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(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
(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 22, 2025


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

RV#3281: Yea 142 (R 83, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; 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; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; 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.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bucy; Canales

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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May 23, 2025


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

RV#3356: Yea 140 (R 82, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; 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; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Absent - Luther; Virdell; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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(S) House passage reported
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
 

May 27, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(S) Thompson signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
 

For

(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amber McCray for Street Grace
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Joseph Scaramucci for self (with SGSolutions)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Ross Jackson for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ross Jackson for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Andrea Sparks for Not On Our Watch Texas
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Christianna Brown for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Courtney Chavez for Lone Star Justice Alliance
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Courtney Chavez for self (with Lone Star Justice Alliance)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Elaina Brown for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jason Sabo for Children at Risk
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Mudge for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Julie McCarty for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Justin Keener for self (with Doug Deason)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kirsten Budwine for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Louise DeRusseau for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Mark Treat for self
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Molly Voyles for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Shannon Jaquette for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Shelia Franklin for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Terra Tucker for self (with Alliance for Safety and Justice and Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice)
 

On

(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Steven Deline for self



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