Bill Commons

TX SB 2595

died on adjournment

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while concealing identity with a mask or other headgear.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2595 pass?

No. TX SB 2595 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 (2025-05-27): Postponed

What is TX SB 2595 about?

TX SB 2595 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while concealing identity with a mask or other headgear.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2595?

Middleton, Oliverson are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2595.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Middletonprimary
  • Oliversonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  2. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  3. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  4. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  5. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  7. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  8. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  12. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  13. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  14. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  15. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  16. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  17. 2025-05-12

    Posting rule suspended

  18. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  20. 2025-05-07

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  21. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  27. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  29. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  31. 2025-05-05

    Placed on intent calendar

  32. 2025-04-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  33. 2025-04-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-04-16

    Vote taken in committee

  36. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  38. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken in committee

  39. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-04-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  41. 2025-04-07

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-04-07

    Rereferred to committee

  43. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  45. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  46. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2595 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02500_SB02599/SB 2595.xml

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