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TX SB 739

enacted

Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 739 pass?

Yes. TX SB 739 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 739 about?

TX SB 739 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 739?

Kolkhorst, Bhojani are the primary sponsors of TX SB 739.

Introduced
2025-01-08
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Bhojaniprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-20

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-20

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-20

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-16

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-15

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-15

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-15

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  21. 2025-05-12

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-12

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-05-08

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  24. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  25. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-01

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-01

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-01

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-01

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-01

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  37. 2025-05-01

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  42. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  43. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  46. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  47. 2025-01-08

    Filed

    filing

  48. 2025-01-08

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 99-33

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Barry: no
    • Cain: no
    • Collier: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Gates: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Harris: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Holt: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lopez, J.: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Richardson: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Thompson: absent
    • Turner: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • W: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 96-50

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cook: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Gates: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leach: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Meza: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Phelan: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 739.xml

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