TX HB 3552
died on adjournmentRelating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
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Quick answers
Did TX HB 3552 pass?
No. TX HB 3552 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 (2025-05-14): Laid on the table subject to call
What is TX HB 3552 about?
TX HB 3552 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 3552?
Hefner, Rose, Geren and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3552.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-25
- Latest action
- 2025-05-14 — Laid on the table subject to call
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hefnerprimary
- Roseprimary
- Gerenprimary
- Lopez, Rayprimary
- Pattersonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-14
Laid on the table subject to call
deferral
2025-05-14
Companion considered in lieu of
2025-05-11
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-09
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-08
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08
Committee report distributed
2025-05-08
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-30
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30
Vote reconsidered in committee
2025-04-30
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-30
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23
Left pending in committee
2025-04-23
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-25
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-25
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-28
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
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Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1646
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