Bill Commons

TX SB 1868

died on adjournment

Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1868 pass?

No. TX SB 1868 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 (2025-04-28): Referred to Public Health

What is TX SB 1868 about?

TX SB 1868 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1868?

Perry is the primary sponsor of TX SB 1868, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-04
Latest action
2025-04-28 — Referred to Public Health
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-04

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-27

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-07

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-10

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-10

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-10

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-10

    Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  15. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-04-24

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-04-24

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-04-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-04-24

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-24

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  30. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  31. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  32. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  35. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1868 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-24 · pass · 26-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Miles: not voting

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

    2025-04-24 · pass · 0-0

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2

    2025-04-24 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-04-24 · pass · 26-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Miles: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01800_SB01899/SB 1868.xml

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