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TX SB 659

died on adjournment

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 659 pass?

No. TX SB 659 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 (2025-05-19): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 659 about?

TX SB 659 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 659?

Schwertner, Hefner are the primary sponsors of TX SB 659.

Introduced
2024-12-19
Latest action
2025-05-19 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Hefnerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-19

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-16

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  4. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-05-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  10. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  11. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  12. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  13. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  15. 2025-04-30

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-30

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-30

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-04-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  21. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  23. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2024-12-19

    Filed

    filing

  31. 2024-12-19

    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 CSSB 659 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-30 · pass · 27-4

    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
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Miles: no

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 27-4

    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
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Johnson: 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/SB00600_SB00699/SB 659.xml

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