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SB36

Signed by Governor
Authored by Tan Parker (R)
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Caption: Relating to homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.
Initially Referred to Senate Border Security Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $17,382,887.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
SB 36 creates the Homeland Security Division within the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to oversee border security operations, intelligence gathering, and critical infrastructure protection. The division will manage Operation Drawbridge (Texas' border surveillance program) and coordinate law enforcement, local governments, and private entities to enhance border security and emergency preparedness. It establishes new programs for public-private collaboration on homeland security risks, technology research, and grants for security infrastructure projects. The bill also transfers management of the Border Security Operations Center and Joint Operations and Intelligence Centers to the new Homeland Security Division.

Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Campbell (R); Creighton (R); Hagenbuch (R); Hughes (R)
Sponsors: Hefner (R)


(S) Hefner signed onto the bill as
 

Mar 13, 2025


(S) Parker 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 Border Security, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 24, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 7, 2025


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

Apr 8, 2025


(S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 9, 2025


(S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Hughes 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

20250410_SB36_E: Yea 27 (R 19, D 8) - Nay 3 (R 0, D 3)

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

Nay - Cook; Gutierrez; Menendez

Absent - King

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

20250410_SB36_3R: Yea 27 (R 19, D 8) - Nay 3 (R 0, D 3)

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

Nay - Cook; Gutierrez; Menendez

Absent - King

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 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
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 13, 2025


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

May 14, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Point of order withdrawn
(H) Point of order withdrawn
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Hefner amended the bill.
(H) Record vote

RV#3406: Yea 118 (R 79, D 39) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
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Yea - Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; 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; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Allen; Bryant; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Hinojosa; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Thompson

Absent - Alders; Bowers; Canales; Fairly; Garcia, L.; Hunter; Jones, J.; Manuel; Perez, V.; Schofield; Simmons; Swanson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Valoree Swanson: "When Record No. 3406 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3407: Yea 94 (R 82, D 12) - Nay 43 (R 0, D 43)
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Yea - Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu

Absent - Alders; Canales; Lozano; Manuel; Plesa

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Christian Manuel: "When Record No. 3407 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Daniel Alders: "When Record No. 3407 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Terry Canales: "When Record No. 3407 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)

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 3407 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 24, 2025


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

RV#3463: Yea 83 (R 72, D 11) - Nay 36 (R 1, D 35)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goodwin; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Anchia; Bryant; Bucy; Collier; Davis, A.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Harless; Hernandez; Lalani; Leach; Louderback; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Ordaz; Phelan; Simmons; Tinderholt; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Fairly; Metcalf

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

AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 3463 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)

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 3463 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. 3463 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 3463 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mike Schofield: "When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Steve Toth: "When Record No. 3463 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)

Tony Tinderholt: "When Record No. 3463 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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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 25, 2025


(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 28, 2025


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

20250528_SB36_FA1: Yea 28 (R 20, D 8) - Nay 3 (R 0, D 3)

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

Nay - Cook; Gutierrez; Menendez

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May 29, 2025


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

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 1, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Border Security as John Kelley for self (with Orange Diamond Consulting Group)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Elva Mendoza for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Gaby Benitez for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Kaybee Brookins for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Levi Fiedler for self (with Texas Freedom Network)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Liliana Benitez for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Melanie Walter-Mahoney for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Michelle Venegas-Matula for self (with Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM))
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Rocio Fierro Perez for self (with Texas Freedom Network)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Sarah Cohen for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Shan Schaffer for self
 

For

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Border Security as Ammon Blair for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ammon Blair for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Border Security as Brent Smith for self (with Kinney County)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Sheriff Vickery for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Alex Smith for ASSIST
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Denise Seibert for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Dennis Kearns for Texas Railroad Association
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Doug Clements for Centegix
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jay Brown for Valero Energy Corporation
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jay Howard for HillCo Partners
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jeff Bonham for CenterPoint Energy
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as John McCord for Texas Retailers Association
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as John Pitts Jr for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Keith Oakley for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ky Ash for DPS Officers Association (DPSOA)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Mark Borskey for Texas Trucking Association
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Mia McCord for Texas Chemistry Council
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Sabrina Brown for American chemistry council
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Sarah Horn for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Scott Rubin for Texas Police Chiefs Association
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Sloan Byerly for Department of Public Safety Officers Association (DPSOA)
 

On

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Border Security as Freeman Martin for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Freeman Martin for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Mike George for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Border Security as Mike George for Texas Department of Public Safety



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