SB1498

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Robert Nichols (R)
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Caption: Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Miles (D); Parker (R)
Sponsors: Perez, M. (D)


(S) Perez, M. signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 20, 2025


(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 6, 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) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Mar 24, 2025


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

Mar 25, 2025


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

Mar 26, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 31, 2025


(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 1, 2025


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

20250401_SB1498_E: Yea 26 (R 15, D 11) - Nay 5 (R 5, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hancock; Huffman; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Hall; Hughes; Middleton; Sparks

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

20250401_SB1498_3R: Yea 26 (R 15, D 11) - Nay 5 (R 5, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hancock; Huffman; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Hall; Hughes; Middleton; Sparks

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 2, 2025


(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 9, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


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

May 15, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 19, 2025


(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#3260: Yea 90 (R 47, D 43) - Nay 44 (R 30, D 14)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Capriglione; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Howard; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Munoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu

Nay - Bowers; Bryant; Cain; Campos; Cole; Collier; DeAyala; Dorazio; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Harrison; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Hull; Jones, J.; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wilson

Absent - Canales; Cook; Davis, A.; Dean; Kerwin; Zweiner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

David Cook: "When Record No. 3260 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Helen Kerwin: "When Record No. 3260 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)

Josey Garcia: "When Record No. 3260 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Liz Campos: "When Record No. 3260 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 3260 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 3260 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 23, 2025


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

RV#3338: Yea 74 (R 30, D 44) - Nay 65 (R 53, D 12)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Capriglione; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shofner; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bell, C.; Bowers; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, J.; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 3338 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 3338 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Todd Hunter: "When Record No. 3338 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 3338 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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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 26, 2025


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

May 27, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jeff Headley for Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Stephanie Mace for AARP
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Wilson for self (with Smith County District Attorney)
(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 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 John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(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 Wendy Foster for Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)
 

On

(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self



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