SB1870

In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Charles Perry (R)
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Caption: Relating to municipal and county enforcement of drug laws; providing civil penalties.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican

Texas Policy Research Priority #1: TPR Vote Recommendation OPPOSED


Sponsors: Leach (R)
Co-sponsors: Metcalf (R); Spiller (R)


(S) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Spiller signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Leach signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 4, 2025


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

Mar 17, 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) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 16, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

20250422_SB1870_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; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West

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(S) Record vote
 

Apr 23, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250423_SB1870_3R: 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; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West

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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 State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 6, 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) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Chris Harris for self (with Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action)
 

For

(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))



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