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TX HB 689

died on adjournment

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 689 pass?

No. TX HB 689 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 (2025-05-15): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX HB 689 about?

TX HB 689 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 689?

Gervin-Hawkins is the primary sponsor of TX HB 689.

Introduced
2025-03-04
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gervin-Hawkinsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-04

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-04

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  5. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  6. 2025-05-01

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-05-06

    Recalled from subcommittee

  10. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  13. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  14. 2025-05-12

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. 2025-05-13

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-15

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 689.xml

Attribution

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