SB1300

Signed by Governor
Authored by Pete Flores (R)
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Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1300 strengthens penalties for organized retail theft by modifying how stolen property values are aggregated and expanding evidentiary rules in retail theft prosecutions. It allows the aggregate value of stolen merchandise over multiple incidents within 180 days to be used in determining felony charges. It also permits prior theft offenses to be introduced as evidence to establish intent and criminal collaboration. Additionally, the bill raises penalties for organized retail theft, with offenses involving stolen goods valued at $300,000 or more punishable by up to 99 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.

Primary authors: Flores (R); Hagenbuch (R); Huffman (R); J. Hinojosa (D); King (R); Parker (R)
Co-authors: Alvarado (D); Bettencourt (R); Blanco (D); Campbell (R); Creighton (R); Hall (R); Kolkhorst (R); Menendez (D); Perry (R); Sparks (R); West (D)
Sponsors: Cook (R)

Feb 14, 2025


(S) Flores signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) Huffman signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) King signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 20, 2025


(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Feb 28, 2025


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

Mar 11, 2025


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

Mar 13, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Mar 18, 2025


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

Mar 24, 2025


(S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Perry 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

20250324_SB1300_2R: Yea 28 (R 20, D 8) - Nay 2 (R 0, D 2)

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

Nay - Cook; Eckhardt

Absent - Miles

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

20250324_SB1300_3R: Yea 28 (R 20, D 8) - Nay 2 (R 0, D 2)

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

Nay - Cook; Eckhardt

Absent - Miles

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 25, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 9, 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) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 7, 2025


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

May 8, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 23, 2025


(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#3791: Yea 116 (R 87, D 29) - Nay 25 (R 0, D 25)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Bucy; Collier; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Perez, M.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Zwiener

Absent - Davis, A.; Garcia, J.; Manuel; Turner; Wu

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. 3791 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) A Bipartisan amendment (No. 1) from Cook; Walle amended the bill.
(H) Passed as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3894: Yea 110 (R 84, D 26) - Nay 31 (R 0, D 31)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Bhojani; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Collier; Davis, A.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Hernandez; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Perez, M.; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Turner; Wu; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Ron Reynolds: "When Record No. 3894 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Yvonne Davis: "When Record No. 3894 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 as amended reported
 

May 30, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 1, 2025


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


(S) Cook signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Kirsten Budwine for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
 

For

(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Tharp for Comal County District Attorney
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as John McCord for Texas Retailers Association
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Calvin Tillman for self
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Celinda Gonzalez for The Home Depot
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Chris Miller for Target Corporation
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Desiree Castro for Texas Food and Fuel Association
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Gilbert Turrieta for CVS Health
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Smith for San Antonio Police Department
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jessica Pelache for self (with Texas Bankers Association)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Justin Wood for Harris County District Attorney
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ky Ash for Lumbermen's Association of Texas (LAT)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Morris Wilkes for United Supermarkets
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Wilson for self (with Smith County District Attorney)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as William Yarnell Jr. for James Avery Craftsman
 

On

(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Russell Gallahan for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Shawn Hallett for Texas Department of Public Safety



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