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TX SB 1980

died on adjournment

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1980 pass?

No. TX SB 1980 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-24): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 1980 about?

TX SB 1980 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1980?

Hall, Harris are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1980, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hallprimary
  • Harrisprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-06

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-29

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-04-30

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-30

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-30

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-04-30

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-30

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-30

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-06

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  28. 2025-05-13

    Recalled from subcommittee

  29. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  33. 2025-05-15

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  34. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  36. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  38. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1980 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-30 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01900_SB01999/SB 1980.xml

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