Bill Commons

TX SB 988

dead

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 988 pass?

No. TX SB 988 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

What is TX SB 988 about?

TX SB 988 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 988?

Bettencourt is the primary sponsor of TX SB 988.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-05-22 — Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-22

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  2. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  3. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  4. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-05-12

    Left pending in committee

  6. 2025-05-12

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-04-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  10. 2025-03-31

    Reported engrossed

  11. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  12. 2025-03-31

    Passed

    passage

  13. 2025-03-31

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  15. 2025-03-31

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  17. 2025-03-31

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-03-31

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-03-31

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-03-31

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-03-31

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  23. 2025-03-31

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-03-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  25. 2025-03-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  26. 2025-03-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  27. 2025-03-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-03-18

    Vote taken in committee

  29. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  30. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  34. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  35. 2025-01-29

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-31 · pass · 0-0

    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
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 988 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-31 · pass · 29-2

    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
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 988.xml

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