Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB659
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.
Subject: Crimes: Crimes--Against Persons: Crimes--Against Persons--General: Criminal Procedure: Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment: State Employees: HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Description: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.
Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Last Action Date: May 19, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Charles Schwertner (R); Cole Hefner (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 31)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 19, 2025 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | May 16, 2025 | Committee report distributed |
| House | May 16, 2025 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | May 14, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | May 14, 2025 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | May 14, 2025 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | May 14, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | May 2, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | May 2, 2025 | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| House | May 1, 2025 | Received from the Senate |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Three day rule suspended |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Passed |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Reported engrossed |
| Senate | Apr 28, 2025 | Placed on intent calendar |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2025 | Recommended for local & uncontested calendar |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2025 | Reported favorably as substituted |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2025 | Committee report printed and distributed |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | Testimony taken in committee |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | Vote taken in committee |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | Referred to Criminal Justice |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | Read first time |
| Senate | Dec 19, 2024 | Filed |
| Senate | Dec 19, 2024 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | May 16, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 30, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 23, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 19, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 04/30/2025 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment | 04/30/2025 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Three day rule suspended | 04/30/2025 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 3rd time | 04/30/2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
