SB2177

Signed by Governor
Authored by Brent Hagenbuch (R)
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Caption: Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 2177 creates a state grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses. The grants can be used for hiring personnel, training officers, upgrading forensic technology, and improving crime data reporting. Agencies receiving grants must submit annual reports on clearance rates and investigative progress.

Co-authors: King (R)
Sponsors: Little (R)

Mar 10, 2025


(S) Hagenbuch 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 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 w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 8, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250512_SB2177_E: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

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

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250512_SB2177_3R: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

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

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

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
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 27, 2025


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

RV#3683: Yea 108 (R 84, D 24) - Nay 23 (R 0, D 23)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Bryant; Bucy; Collier; Davis, Y.; Flores; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Rose; Talarico; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bernal; Bumgarner; Campos; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Gamez; Hernandez; Johnson; Leach; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Rodriguez Ramos; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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May 28, 2025


(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3927: Yea 123 (R 79, D 44) - Nay 12 (R 1, D 11)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Davis, A.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Harrison; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Zwiener

Absent - Allen; Buckley; Fairly; Gonzalez, M.; VanDeaver; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Brad Buckley: "When Record No. 3927 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)

Christina Morales: "When Record No. 3927 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jessica Gonzalez: "When Record No. 3927 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Linda Garcia: "When Record No. 3927 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Vikki Goodwin: "When Record No. 3927 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage reported
 

May 29, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 1, 2025


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


(S) Little signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self
 

For

(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Kaden Norton for Prison Fellowship Ministries
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Nikki Pressley for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Aaron Taliaferro for Tarrant County Administration
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Brian Hawthorne for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Eric Carcerano for self (with Chambers County District Attorney)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Monty Wynn for Texas Municipal League
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Rick Ramirez for City of Austin
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self
 

On

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



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