Bill Commons

TX SB 1980

died on adjournment

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.

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

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Did TX SB 1980 pass?

No. TX SB 1980 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 (2025-05-24): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 1980 about?

TX SB 1980 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1980?

Hall, Harris are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1980, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hallprimary
  • Harrisprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  4. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  6. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-05-15

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  8. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-05-13

    Recalled from subcommittee

  13. 2025-05-06

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  14. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  16. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  17. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  18. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-30

    Three day rule suspended

  23. 2025-04-30

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-30

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  25. 2025-04-30

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-30

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. 2025-04-30

    Co-author authorized

  28. 2025-04-29

    Placed on intent calendar

  29. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  31. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  38. 2025-03-06

    Filed

    filing

  39. 2025-03-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1980 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-30 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01900_SB01999/SB 1980.xml

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