TX HB 4614
died on adjournmentRelating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers and the employment of those officers; requiring an occupational license.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 4614 pass?
No. TX HB 4614 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 (2025-05-16): Referred to Criminal Justice
What is TX HB 4614 about?
TX HB 4614 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers and the employment of those officers; requiring an occupational license.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 4614?
Harless is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4614.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-16 — Referred to Criminal Justice
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Harlessprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-12
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Corrections
referral-committee
2025-04-16
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-16
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-16
Left pending in committee
2025-04-23
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-23
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-23
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-05
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-05
Vote reconsidered in committee
2025-05-05
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-05
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-06
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-06
Committee report distributed
2025-05-06
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-11
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-14
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-14
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-15
Passed
passage
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Reported engrossed
2025-05-15
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-16
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-16
Referred to Criminal Justice
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-05-14 · pass · 114-20
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: 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
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Isaac: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- McQueeney: no
- Money: no
- Patterson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shaheen: no
- Slawson: no
- Swanson: no
- Toth: no
- Vasut: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C): not voting
- Virdel: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Holt: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Olcott: absent
- Pau: absent
- Allen: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Hull: absent
- Manuel: absent
- Morgan: absent
- Tinderholt: absent
- Ward Johnson: absent
passage
2025-05-15 · pass · 116-25
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Campos: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Canales: no
- Dorazio: no
- Fairly: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Isaac: no
- Kerwin: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Lowe: no
- McQueeney: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Olcott: no
- Patterson: no
- Pierson: no
- Richardson: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Vasut(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Paul: absent
- Schofiel: absent
- Excused: absent
- Harris: absent
- Hull: absent
- Mood: absent
Related bills
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