TX HB 4982
died on adjournmentRelating to hate crimes, including criminal and civil liability for those crimes and the hate crime prevention grant program; increasing a criminal penalty.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 4982 pass?
No. TX HB 4982 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 (2025-04-03): Referred to State Affairs
What is TX HB 4982 about?
TX HB 4982 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to hate crimes, including criminal and civil liability for those crimes and the hate crime prevention grant program; increasing a criminal penalty.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 4982?
Goodwin is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4982.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-04-03 — Referred to State Affairs
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
- Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
- COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, TEXAS (V1064)
- Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)
- Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
- Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
- CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)
- Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
- Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)
- HATE CRIMES (S9100)
- PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
- STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)
- State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
- TEXAS HATE CRIMES PREVENTION & VICTIM PROTECTION ACT (PD6YJ)
Sponsors
- Goodwinprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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