SB2143

Signed by Governor
Authored by Charles Perry (R)
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Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies.
Initially Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 2143 authorizes counties to commission fire marshals, fire officers, fire inspectors, and fire investigators as peace officers with authority to enforce fire codes and support investigations. It also restricts counties from establishing new law enforcement agencies unless explicitly authorized by state law.

Co-authors: West (D)
Sponsors: Lopez, R. (D)

Mar 10, 2025


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

Mar 24, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 31, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 16, 2025


(S) West signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(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 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 7, 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 9, 2025


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

May 14, 2025


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

May 15, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Lopez, R. amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2962: Yea 109 (R 54, D 55) - Nay 31 (R 30, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hinojosa; Hopper; Hull; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; McQueeney; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Gervin-Hawkins; Martinez Fischer; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Fairly; Vasut

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

Andy Hopper: "When Record No. 2962 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 20, 2025


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

RV#3032: Yea 105 (R 46, D 59) - Nay 39 (R 38, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Ordaz; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Ashby; Barry; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Holt; Hull; King; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Lowe; McQueeney; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Cunningham; Thompson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Virdell

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

Cecil Bell: "When Record No. 3032 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Senfronia Thompson: "When Record No. 3032 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 22, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 23, 2025


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


(S) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Glenn Trubee for self (with Texas Fire Marshals Association)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Louis Lopez for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Aaron Taliaferro for Tarrant County Government Affairs
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
 

For

(Mon 3/31/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Michelle Wigington for self
(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Michelle Wigington for self
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Carlos Lopez for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Chad Jorda for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as John Sierega for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Larry Gallardo for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Thomas Parkinson for self
 

On

(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Greg Stevens for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Alton Trubee for Texas Fire Marshals Association
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Greg Stevens for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Deline for self



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