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| HB 15 | Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the prosecution of, penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses, the admissibility of evidence. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Expands definition of "coercion". Allows easier probation for certain prostitution offenses. Enhances punishments. Expands offenses online promotion of prostitution. Adds aggravated promotion of prostitution and online promotion of prostitution to list of offenses under human trafficking. Nondisclosure orders for victims. Criminal history and back ground checks for applicants for massage licenses. Notice requirements at massage establishments. Allows tenants to vacate property if other tenants are engaging in unlawful conduct. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 24 | Romero, Ramon | Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed in the presence of a child. |
| Bill History: |
05-10-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 27 | Canales, Terry | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault or aggravated assault of a federal law enforcement officer. |
| Bill History: |
04-08-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 37 |
Minjarez, Ina
Perry, Charles |
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of mail theft. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 38 | Canales, Terry | Relating to prohibiting the manufacture, assembly, or ownership of unmarked firearms. |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 63 | Moody, Joe | Relating to the civil and criminal penalties for possession of certain small amounts of marihuana and an exception to prosecution for possession of associated drug paraphernalia. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Marijuana Decriminalization |
| Bill History: |
05-01-19 S Received in the Senate |
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| HB 75 | Minjarez, Ina | Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of possessing or delivering drug paraphernalia for persons involved in certain pilot programs. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Public Health |
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| HB 78 | Raymond, Richard | Relating to local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners. |
| Bill History: |
03-05-19 H Committee action pending Licensing and Administrative Procedures |
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| HB 84 | Moody, Joe | Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
02-12-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 85 | Gonzalez, Mary | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Recommitted to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 86 | Martinez, Armando | Relating to prohibiting the reckless discharge of a firearm. |
| Bill History: |
03-26-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 95 | Hinojosa, Gina | Relating to the criminal offense of acquisition or attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm. |
| Bill History: |
05-06-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 98 |
Gonzalez, Mary
Huffman, Joan |
Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 101 |
Canales, Terry
Hughes, Bryan |
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false caller identification information display. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 110 | Canales, Terry | Relating to a study regarding the conversion of certain Class C misdemeanors to civil violations. |
| Bill History: |
02-12-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 121 |
Swanson, Valoree
Creighton, Brandon |
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 122 | Hinojosa, Gina | Relating to the medical use of marihuana. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Committee action pending House Public Health |
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| HB 131 | Moody, Joe | Relating to extreme risk protective orders and the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 158 | Canales, Terry | Relating to the use of certain previous convictions for enhancing the criminal penalty for certain subsequent criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 186 | Canales, Terry | Relating to the determination of the weight of marihuana and other tetrahydrocannabinols for the purpose of the prosecution and punishment of the offense of possession of those substances. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 195 | Reynolds, Ron | Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 213 | Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 226 |
Krause, Matt
Hughes, Bryan |
Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain penal laws of this state and to make certain recommendations regarding those laws, to criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes. |
| Bill History: |
05-07-19 S Removed from hearing 05/08/19 Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 232 | Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara | Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual arising out of the same criminal episode. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 235 | Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed in a vehicle operated by a public transportation system. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 238 | Krause, Matt | Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas. |
| Bill History: |
02-27-19 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 246 | Farrar, Jessica | Relating to abolishing the death penalty. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 261 | Frank, James | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of capital murder. |
| Remarks: | Murder of a child is changed from 10 to 15. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 289 | Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the criminal penalty for possession of certain small amounts of controlled substances in Penalty Group 1. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 299 | Murr, Andrew | Relating to the punishment of certain controlled substance offenses committed in a drug-free zone. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 302 |
Paul, Dennis
Hughes, Bryan |
Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 309 | Moody, Joe | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Class A misdemeanor for touching or exposing certain body parts or causing contact with certain body fluids. |
| Bill History: |
04-12-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 324 | Murr, Andrew | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student. |
| Bill History: |
05-13-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 335 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to the penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana and eligibility for placement on community supervision or on deferred adjudication community supervision for that offense. |
| Remarks: | Allows for Class C if amount is one ounce or less. Class B if convicted 3 or more times. |
| Bill History: |
04-23-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 336 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to abolishing the death penalty. |
| Remarks: |
OPPOSE: CWJ: Met with Dutton's staff on 3/13/18.
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| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 344 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. |
| Bill History: |
04-01-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
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| HB 349 | Blanco, Cesar | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain parts designed to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 357 | Stickland, Jonathan | Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm. |
| Remarks: | Constitutional Carry |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 371 | Allen, Alma | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana. |
| Remarks: | Class C if amount is one ounce or less. Class B if within 1000 of school or on school bus. |
| Bill History: |
04-01-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 379 | Lozano, Jose | Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving a controlled substance or dangerous drug. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 395 | Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara | Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Allows citation to be issued in lieu of arrest for class B criminal tresspass. |
| Bill History: |
02-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 427 |
Shaheen, Matt
Hughes, Bryan |
Relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached to tangible property. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 446 |
Moody, Joe
Perry, Charles |
Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain instruments designed, made, or adapted for use in striking a person with a fist. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Legalizes the possession of "knuckles". |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 472 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case. |
| Remarks: | OPPOSE: CWJ: Met with Dutton's staff on 3/13/18. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Vote failed in committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 521 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest. |
| Remarks: |
OPPOSE: Back door attempt to attack the validity of the resisting
charge if the underlying offense is dismissed or invalid. The law
already provides that it is offense even if the arrest is unlawful.
HB 521 CWJ: Testified against on 3/4/19. RO: Submitted memo of opp to committee 3/18/19. 3/4/19 House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Witness list not available online VIDEO: http://tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=44&clip_id=16383 Scroll to 1:25:00
Dutton “The law needs to include the reason for the arrest in the first place.” Witnesses from video, - Brian McGivern (Austin Community Law Center) For the bill - Chaz Moore (Austin Justice Coalition) For the bill Common sense bill by Rep Dutton you can’t just resist arrest, there has to be another charge, but many people are just charged with resisting arrest. - Chris Harris (Just Liberty) For the bill – Data from Harris County 2007-2017 5000 cases (500 per year) where people were charged with only resisting arrest. “It is like being fired from refusing to be fired” - about a quarter of these cases are dismissed, so the arrest was invalid. Issues with this process and practice. - Shannon Edmunds – resource right now the underlying basis for the interaction may or may not be in the offense report. Standard procedure for the prosecutor to look through and make sure they are above board. - Murr makes point that this might be negative to the defense by having information included they don’t want the jury to hear or see. Edmunds, jury is supposed to be limited to the elements of the charge - Chris Jones – CLEAT – real concern with the effort to weaken the resisting arrest statute, attempts to remove provision related to unlawful arrest. Examples of why there is no underlying charge because of a mistake, witness identified the wrong person, if the underlying charge turns out to be dismissed. If a person is told they are under arrest and fights the officer, then that is a problem, and this is a backdoor attempt to beat the charge. Charging the piece is what no one can tell now, looking into the future what the court is going to do. - Michael Cargil (Exec Dir, Texans for Accountable Government) For the bill – doesn’t go far enough. Forcing people to fight something they never should have been charged with in the first place. - Sue Gabriel (Texas Advocates for Justice / Austin Justice Coalition) having a person arrested for resisting arrest is frivolous. People are most likely being arrested for an un-arrestable offense or an offense that the police made up at the spur of the moment. Police are seldom held accountable for their misdeeds. - Dutton close – simply places the reason for the arrest in the charge. But when it is in the charge, it simply means the prosecutor is going to have to prove the charge. If a police officer comes and tells you your under arrest, the first thing you as is “what for”? State doesn’t have to prove why the person was being arrested. State simply should have to prove that an arrest was being made for something. CLEAT only group to testify against (no local groups testified either)
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| Bill History: |
03-04-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 545 | Nevarez, Poncho | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 H Bill pronounced dead by procedural action |
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| HB 551 | Canales, Terry | Relating to the prosecution of and criminal penalties for the possession of marihuana concentrate. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 667 |
King, Ken
Perry, Charles |
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of sexual assault. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 707 | Flynn, Dan | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of sexual assault. |
| Bill History: |
02-21-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 734 | Huberty, Dan | Relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns by certain handgun license holders attending a meeting of the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school. |
| Bill History: |
03-26-19 H Committee action pending House Public Education |
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| HB 753 | Wu, Gene | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of 0.35 ounces or less of marihuana. |
| Remarks: | Class C if amount is less than 0.35 ounces. Class B if within 1000 feet of school or on a school bus. |
| Bill History: |
04-01-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 760 | Wu, Gene | Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of theft involving a package delivered to or collected from a residential or commercial property. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 S Received in the Senate |
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| HB 818 | Cole, Sheryl (F) | Relating to the release by a peace officer of certain individuals suspected of the offense of public intoxication. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Provides PO with option to release intoxicated individual to a sobriety center. |
| Bill History: |
02-25-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 830 | Israel, Celia | Relating to the release by a peace officer of certain individuals suspected of the offense of public intoxication. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Provides PO with option to release intoxicated individual to a sobriety center. |
| Bill History: |
04-12-19 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 306
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| HB 836 | Rosenthal, Jon (F) | Relating to a defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of theft of service. |
| Bill History: |
02-25-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 869 |
Hefner, Cole
Hughes, Bryan |
Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving the interception, use, or disclosure of certain communications. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Adds unlawful interception of oral or electronic communication in the list of crimes prosecuted as a member of a criminal street gang. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 888 |
Landgraf, Brooks
Perry, Charles |
Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting a child as a family member at a port of entry. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 902 |
Landgraf, Brooks
Huffman, Joan |
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a pregnant woman. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 903 | Lozano, Jose | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons. |
| Bill History: |
02-25-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 930 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to use of force or deadly force in defense of a person. |
| Bill History: |
02-25-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 934 | Shaheen, Matt | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of trafficking of persons. |
| Bill History: |
04-30-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 949 | Minjarez, Ina | Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault. |
| Bill History: |
04-28-19 H Removed from hearing 04/29/19 House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 977 | Thierry, Shawn | Relating to creating the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 H Not heard in committee House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 978 | Beckley, Michelle (F) | Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
04-08-19 H Committee action pending House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
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| HB 980 | Beckley, Michelle (F) | Relating to the repeal of the criminal offense of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 981 | Parker, Tan | Relating to the offense of money laundering. |
| Remarks: | Amended to include digital currency. |
| Bill History: |
05-14-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 1009 | Metcalf, Will | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1028 |
Guillen, Ryan
Huffman, Joan |
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 1086 | Guillen, Ryan | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1088 | Geren, Charlie | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for certain repeat and habitual offenders. |
| Remarks: | Class A is enhanced to a state jail felony if previously convicted for 4 Class A misdemeanors or any felony in the previous 10 years. |
| Bill History: |
04-01-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1127 | Stucky, Lynn | Relating to the places where an active judicial officer may carry a concealed handgun if the officer is licensed to carry a handgun. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 1163 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to regulate locations at which a license holder may openly carry a handgun. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 1164 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises or property of certain recreational facilities. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 1165 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on the property. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 1167 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the carrying of weapons at amusement parks or locations associated with schools or other educational institutions. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1168 |
Anchia, Rafael
West, Royce |
Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. |
| Bill History: |
06-15-19 G Vetoed by the Governor |
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| HB 1169 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1171 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1172 | Anchia, Rafael | Relating to the prosecution of certain conduct involving prohibited weapons. |
| Bill History: |
02-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1177 |
Phelan, Dade
Creighton, Brandon |
Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 1202 | Collier, Nicole | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of service. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1206 | Cole, Sheryl (F) | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of marihuana. |
| Remarks: | Lowers penalties by one degree for each amount. |
| Bill History: |
04-26-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1207 | Rodriguez, Eddie | Relating to reporting the loss or theft of a firearm. |
| Bill History: |
04-10-19 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 1216 | Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to orders of nondisclosure for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. |
| Bill History: |
04-23-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1223 | VanDeaver, Gary | Relating to the creation of a criminal offense relating to interference with child custody and to the prosecution and enforcement of child custody offenses. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Creates offense of interference with child custody. Duties of officers when investigating interference of child custody reports. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1231 | Flynn, Dan | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder. |
| Bill History: |
05-06-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1240 | Davis, Yvonne | Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of theft. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1261 | Bell, Keith (F) | Relating to a presumption that applies to certain conduct involving certain controlled substances that endangers a child. |
| Bill History: |
05-01-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1275 | Lucio III, Eddie | Relating to the regulation of sports betting. |
| Bill History: |
02-27-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures |
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| HB 1343 |
Leach, Jeff
Paxton, Angela (F) |
Relating to persons who may be prosecuted for the criminal offense of improper contact with a victim. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 1357 | Wu, Gene | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of failure to report certain sexual offenses committed against a child. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 H Set on the House Calendar |
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| HB 1365 | Lucio III, Eddie | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, processing, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients. |
| Bill History: |
05-15-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| HB 1381 | Wray, John | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for aggravated assault committed in or on school property or on a passenger transportation vehicle of a primary or secondary school. |
| Bill History: |
05-13-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 1405 | Thierry, Shawn | Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis by certain qualified physicians for certain patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Committee action pending House Public Health |
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| HB 1445 | Rosenthal, Jon (F) | Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Class A misdemeanor for carrying while intoxicated, including holder of LTC. Does not apply to peace officers. |
| Bill History: |
04-30-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1482 | Lozano, Jose | Relating to the offense of hazing. |
| Bill History: |
04-02-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Higher Education |
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| HB 1498 | Metcalf, Will | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1505 |
Martinez, Armando
Hancock, Kelly |
Relating to the recording of a criminal offense of transporting household goods without registration in a driving record. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 1512 | Coleman, Garnet | Relating to the repeal of the criminal offense of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
03-04-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1518 |
Coleman, Garnet
Seliger, Kel |
Relating to the regulation of the sale of dextromethorphan to minors. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 1539 | Geren, Charlie | Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. |
| Bill History: |
04-12-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1573 | Raney, John | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of capital murder. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Murder of a EMT added. |
| Bill History: |
05-06-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1625 | Bell, Keith (F) | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false report of misconduct by emergency responders. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: A person commits an offense if, with the intent to deceive, the person knowingly makes a false report that a peace officer or emergency services personnel, while performing official duties, engaged in conduct that violates a law of this state, another state, or the United States or conduct that violates any applicable internal policy or code of conduct of the law enforcement agency or emergency services provider employing or supervising the officer or personnel and makes the report to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of initiating a criminal investigation or administrative investigation against the officer. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 1719 | Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the penalties for the possession of small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances and marihuana. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 1945 | Ramos, Ana-Maria (F) | Relating to carrying a handgun in certain areas of the campus of a public or private institution of higher education. |
| Bill History: |
03-05-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 1961 | Moody, Joe | Relating to the criminal offense of making a false report to a peace officer, federal special investigator, law enforcement employee, corrections officer, or jailer. |
| Remarks: | CLEAT BILL: Expands 37.08 Penal Code (False Report to Peace Officer) to include false reports made to corrections officers or jailers. |
| Bill History: |
03-05-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2034 | VanDeaver, Gary | Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for the offense of invasive visual recording. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2049 | Collier, Nicole | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2051 | Murr, Andrew | Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a retired judicial officer and certain other governmental officials. |
| Remarks: | Extends defense to prosecution under Penal Code to retired judges. |
| Bill History: |
04-28-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 2164 |
Burns, DeWayne
Hughes, Bryan |
Relating to imposing civil and criminal penalties for prohibiting or otherwise restricting a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a weapon on certain premises open to the public. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Would add enforcement provisions to Art. 2.1305 CCP (CLEAT HB 873 2017) that prohibits establishments serving the public from stopping peace officers entering with their firearm. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2174 |
Zerwas, John
Kolkhorst, Lois |
Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2200 | Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the punishment of certain controlled substance offenses committed in a drug-free zone. |
| Bill History: |
03-06-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2234 | Pacheco, Leo (F) | Relating to the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent. |
| Bill History: |
04-10-19 H Not heard in committee House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
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| HB 2280 | Goodwin, Vikki (F) | Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property. |
| Bill History: |
04-03-19 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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| HB 2314 | Toth, Steve | Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Changes age of responsibility for some offenses to 18. |
| Bill History: |
03-06-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
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| HB 2342 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Removes a number of locations from location restricted knife provisions. |
| Bill History: |
04-30-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2343 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to an affirmative defense available to certain students enrolled in grade level nine or above who engage in prohibited sexual contact with another student at or above that grade level. |
| Bill History: |
03-20-19 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
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| HB 2361 | Moody, Joe | Relating to the prosecution of limited liability companies and other business entities under the Penal Code. |
| Bill History: |
05-10-19 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1258
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| HB 2369 | Miller, Rick | Relating to the punishment for, and civil liability related to actions to prevent, the criminal offense of theft involving a package delivered to a residential or commercial property. |
| Bill History: |
05-01-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2382 | Dutton, Harold | Relating to the classification of certain conduct by juveniles constituting the offense of evading detention. |
| Remarks: | OPPOSE: Amends Family Code and reclassifies the offense of evading arrest or detention by a juvenile from being considered "delinquent conduct" to the less serious category of "conduct indicating a need for supervision" if the offense was a Class A misdemeanor. |
| Bill History: |
04-17-19 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
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| HB 2388 | Landgraf, Brooks | Relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of disorderly conduct. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2432 | Raney, John | Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances and other prohibited drugs, substances, chemicals, or paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistan |
| Bill History: |
03-11-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health |
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| HB 2499 | Springer, Drew | Relating to prosecution and punishment for the offense of official oppression by the intrusive touching of persons seeking access to public buildings and transportation. |
| Remarks: | OPPOSED: (TSA Bill) Criminalizes a search without effective consent for the purpose of granting access to a publicly accessible building or form of transportation. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2518 | Toth, Steve | Relating to the penalties for the possession of two ounces or less of marihuana. |
| Remarks: | Class C misdemeanor for 2 ounces or less. |
| Bill History: |
04-30-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2524 |
Anderson, Doc
Miles, Borris |
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of service. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2584 |
Cortez, Philip
Menendez, Jose |
Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer performing official duties to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring an animal bite. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2613 |
Frullo, John
Huffman, Joan |
Relating to the offense of operation of a stash house and to the use of proceeds from a civil asset forfeiture of contraband related to that offense and to human smuggling and trafficking offenses to fund certain crime victim services. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2624 |
Perez, Mary Ann
Zaffirini, Judith |
Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving fraud. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Allows prosecution in any county in which offense was committed. Extends forgery prosecution provisions to Credit Card Abuse or Fraudulent Use of Identifying Information. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2625 |
Perez, Mary Ann
Zaffirini, Judith |
Relating to creating the criminal offense of mass fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Creates new offense of mass fraudulent use of credit or debit card. 5 or more, counterfeit or stolen credit or debit cards. 3rd degree to 1st degree felony with enhancements. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2711 | Lang, Mike | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of failure to identify. |
| Bill History: |
03-11-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2731 | Miller, Rick | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain trafficking and prostitution offenses and to certain other consequences of those offenses. |
| Bill History: |
03-25-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2766 | Zerwas, John | Relating to electronically prescribing controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Possible vehicle for pill mill amendment. |
| Bill History: |
05-07-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| HB 2789 |
Meyer, Morgan
Huffman, Joan |
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 2823 | VanDeaver, Gary | Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for assault committed against certain sports participants. |
| Bill History: |
03-25-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2874 | Davis, Yvonne | Relating to the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2876 | Davis, Yvonne | Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of sexual assault. |
| Bill History: |
03-12-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2937 | Sheffield, J.D. | Relating to the offense of aggravated assault using a deadly weapon. |
| Remarks: | First degree felony for agg assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury to anyone, not just a relative. |
| Bill History: |
04-01-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 2945 |
Perez, Mary Ann
Zaffirini, Judith |
Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Prohibits payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 3016 | Schaefer, Matt | Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a licensee in a motor vehicle. |
| Bill History: |
05-10-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| HB 3082 |
Murphy, Jim
Birdwell, Brian |
Relating to investigating and prosecuting the criminal offense of operating an unmanned aircraft over or near certain facilities. |
| Bill History: |
06-15-19 G Vetoed by the Governor |
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| HB 3120 | Bonnen, Greg | Relating to the punishment for certain felony offenses committed by an inmate released on parole or to mandatory supervision. |
| Bill History: |
04-08-19 H Vote failed in committee on House Corrections |
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| HB 3135 | Cain, Briscoe | Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children. |
| Bill History: |
05-06-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3177 | Smith, Reggie (F) | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child or disabled individual. |
| Remarks: | Expands offense to include disabled individuals. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 H Set on the House Calendar |
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| HB 3257 | Raney, John | Relating to the criminal consequences of using or exhibiting an imitation firearm. |
| Remarks: | Deadly weapon offenses include use or display of an imitation firearm. |
| Bill History: |
04-24-19 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
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| HB 3281 | Hinojosa, Gina | Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3402 | Phelan, Dade | Relating to changing the criminal offense of conspiracy to circumvent the open meetings law. |
| Bill History: |
04-10-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House State Affairs |
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| HB 3490 |
Cole, Sheryl (F)
Huffman, Joan |
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment. |
| Remarks: | Extends offense of harassment to include internet postings. |
| Bill History: |
06-15-19 G Vetoed by the Governor |
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| HB 3555 | Farrar, Jessica | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sexual assault. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3557 |
Paddie, Chris
Birdwell, Brian |
Relating to civil liability for engaging in certain conduct involving a critical infrastructure facility |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 3563 | Farrar, Jessica | Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Creates crime for tampering or removing electronic monitoring device while on bail or parole. |
| Bill History: |
05-10-19 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| HB 3582 |
Murr, Andrew
Menendez, Jose |
Relating to the punishment for certain intoxication offenses and the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision of defendants who committed certain intoxication offenses. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 3588 | Hunter, Todd | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing child pornography. |
| Remarks: | Enhances penalties for the offense of producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing child pornography. From 3rd to 2nd degree. From 2nd to 1st degree if the victim is younger than 14. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 H Set on the House Calendar |
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| HB 3590 | Hunter, Todd | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain trafficking and prostitution offenses and certain other consequences of those offenses. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Adds Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution to list of offenses. Amends definition of coercion to included causing intoxication or withholding a controlled substance from a chemically dependent person. Increases penalties. |
| Bill History: |
04-12-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3703 |
Klick, Stephanie
Campbell, Donna |
Relating to the dispensing, administration, and use of low-THC cannabis. |
| Remarks: | "CLEAT supports legislation that will allow greater patient access as directed by a physician to Low THC Medical Cannabis products, as well as allowing medical cannabis research overseen by the state, similar to the direction taken by Chairman Donna Campbell and Chairman Stephanie Klick." - Sgt. Todd Harrison, CLEAT President |
| Bill History: |
06-14-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| HB 3705 | Klick, Stephanie | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. |
| Remarks: | (12) the actor is a health care services provider who, in the course of performing an assisted reproduction procedure on the other person, uses human reproductive material from a donor knowing that the other person has not expressly consented to the use of material from that donor. |
| Bill History: |
03-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3729 | Shaheen, Matt | Relating to creating the criminal offense of possession of an animal by a person who has been previously convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty. |
| Remarks: | New Offense: Class B Possession of animal by person convicted of animal cruelty. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3826 | Johnson, Julie (F) | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use in lieu of an opioid by patients with acute or chronic pain. |
| Bill History: |
03-20-19 H Sent to subcommittee House Public Health |
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| HB 3895 | Oliverson, Tom | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area. |
| Bill History: |
03-19-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3926 | Tinderholt, Tony | Relating to creating the criminal offenses of obtaining medical treatment by deception for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual and continuous abuse of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Criminal offense for deceiving health professionals of medical history of child/elderly/disabled – JP Mason reached out to ask for our support on this. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3979 | Leach, Jeff | Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate and prosecute criminal offenses involving the trafficking of persons. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 3982 | Leach, Jeff | Relating to creating the criminal offenses of providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization and engaging in terrorist activities. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 4041 | Toth, Steve | Relating to prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws. |
| Remarks: | OPPOSE: Creates new Penal Code provision that would make it a crime to enforce certain federal laws. Opposed to any new crime that would expose peace officers to the political consequences of determining whether or not to enforce existing statutes. |
| Bill History: |
04-17-19 H Not heard in committee House State Affairs |
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| HB 4045 | Dominguez, Alex (F) | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain eligible medical. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Committee action pending House Public Health |
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| HB 4084 | Walle, Armando | Relating to the operation of unmanned aircraft over certain facilities. |
| Bill History: |
04-08-19 H Committee action pending House State Affairs |
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| HB 4097 | Blanco, Cesar | Relating to the use of medical cannabis by veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder and the licensing of associated cultivating or dispensing organizations. |
| Bill History: |
04-30-19 H Reported from committee as substituted House Public Health |
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| HB 4235 | Anderson, Doc | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for burglary of a commercial building in which trade or commerce is conducted. |
| Remarks: | 3rd degree felony for commercial building. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 H Set on the House Calendar |
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| HB 4237 | Turner, Chris | Relating to the criminal offense of stalking. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Changes "other person" to "victim" in stalking cases. |
| Bill History: |
04-15-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 4276 | Zedler, Bill | Relating to the legalization of certain cannabidiol. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Committee action pending House Public Health |
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| HB 4341 | Collier, Nicole | Relating to increasing criminal penalties for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 4440 | Lucio III, Eddie | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation. |
| Remarks: | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation. Purports to “enhance” penalty of bodily injury to officer while resisting arrest by adding it as a state jail felony- but assault under the Penal Code already covers this as a third degree felony if “a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant” 22.01(b)(1). |
| Bill History: |
03-26-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HB 4508 | Lucio III, Eddie | Relating to exempting CBD oil from the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: |
04-24-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Public Health |
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| HB 4602 | Gonzalez, Jessica (F) | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of organized retail theft. |
| Bill History: |
04-29-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HJR 18 | Raymond, Richard | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners. |
| Bill History: |
03-05-19 H Committee action pending Licensing and Administrative Procedures |
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| HJR 21 | Reynolds, Ron | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use. |
| Bill History: |
04-11-19 H Committee action pending House Public Health |
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| HJR 22 | Reynolds, Ron | Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to prosecute certain offenses that are committed by peace officers. |
| Remarks: | OPPOSED: Requires Attorney General to appoint special prosecutor for all officer-involved injury or death. |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| HJR 108 | Canales, Terry | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis. |
| Remarks: | Allows the legislature by law to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis in this state. |
| Bill History: |
04-01-19 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| SB 19 | Hughes, Bryan | Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property. |
| Bill History: |
04-30-19 S Placed on the Senate Calendar for |
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| SB 20 |
Huffman, Joan
Thompson, Senfronia |
Relating to the prosecution of, penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses, the admissibility of evidence. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Expands definition of "coercion". Allows easier probation for certain prostitution offenses. Enhances punishments. Expands offenses online promotion of prostitution. Adds aggravated promotion of prostitution and online promotion of prostitution to list of offenses under human trafficking. Nondisclosure orders for victims. Criminal history and back ground checks for applicants for massage licenses. Notice requirements at massage establishments. Allows tenants to vacate property if other tenants are engaging in unlawful conduct. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 38 |
Zaffirini, Judith
Lozano, Jose |
Relating to the offense of hazing. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 97 | Menendez, Jose | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 106 | Menendez, Jose | Relating to the punishment for certain intoxication offenses and the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision of defendants who committed certain intoxication offenses. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 117 | Creighton, Brandon | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions. |
| Bill History: |
05-06-19 H Referred to House Committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| SB 123 | West, Royce | Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 152 | Rodriguez, Jose | Relating to the repeal of the criminal offense of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 153 | Rodriguez, Jose | Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 156 | Rodriguez, Jose | Relating to the civil and criminal penalties for possession of certain small amounts of marihuana and an exception to prosecution for possession of associated drug paraphernalia. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Marijuana Decriminalization |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 157 | Rodriguez, Jose | Relating to extreme risk protective orders and the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 158 | Rodriguez, Jose | Relating to increasing criminal penalties for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 183 | Miles, Borris | Relating to defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of theft of service. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 194 |
Perry, Charles
Moody, Joe |
Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense. |
| Bill History: |
06-14-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 201 |
Huffman, Joan
Oliverson, Tom |
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or evacuated area. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 204 | Huffman, Joan | Relating to increasing criminal penalties for the offense of making a firearm accesible to a child. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 207 |
Kolkhorst, Lois
Parker, Tan |
Relating to the offense of money laundering. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 222 | Menendez, Jose | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of mail theft. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 294 | Lucio, Eddie | Relating to abolishing the death penalty. |
| Bill History: |
02-07-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 305 | Watson, Kirk | Relating to a defense of prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances and other prohibited drugs, substances, or paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose. |
| Bill History: |
02-07-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 306 |
Watson, Kirk
Israel, Celia |
Relating to the release by a peace officer of certain individuals suspected of the offense of public intoxicaiton. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Provides PO with option to release intoxicated individual to a sobriety center. |
| Bill History: |
04-25-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 315 | Hughes, Bryan | Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving the interception, use, or disclosure of certain communications. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Adds unlawful interception of oral or electronic communication in the list of crimes prosecuted as a member of a criminal street gang. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar |
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| SB 349 | Seliger, Kel | Relating to the regulation of the sale of dextromethorphan to minors. |
| Bill History: |
04-09-19 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SB 388 | West, Royce | Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 400 | West, Royce | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SB 405 |
Birdwell, Brian
Moody, Joe |
Relating to the criminal offense of making a false report to a peace officer, federal special investigator, law enforcement employee, corrections officer, or jailer. |
| Remarks: | CLEAT BILL: Expands 37.08 Penal Code (False Report to Peace Officer) to include false reports made to corrections officers or jailers. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 460 | Johnson, Nathan (F) | Relating to reducing criminal penalties for possession of marihuana. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 472 | Hughes, Bryan | Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 506 | Creighton, Brandon | Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 535 |
Campbell, Donna
Flynn, Dan |
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 584 | Watson, Kirk | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. |
| Bill History: |
02-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 651 | West, Royce | Relating to the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest. |
| Remarks: |
OPPOSE: Back door attempt to attack the validity of the resisting
charge if the underlying offense is dismissed or invalid. The law
already provides that it is offense even if the arrest is unlawful.
HB 521 CWJ: Testified against on 3/4/19. |
| Bill History: |
03-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 684 | Flores, Pete | Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring an animal bite. |
| Bill History: |
02-06-19 S Filed |
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| SB 714 | Fallon, Pat (F) | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of capital murder. |
| Bill History: |
03-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 719 |
Fallon, Pat (F)
Frank, James |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of capital murder. |
| Remarks: | Changes murder of a child from 10 to 15 years of age. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 751 |
Hughes, Bryan
Meyer, Morgan |
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for fabricating a deceptive video with intent to influence the outcome of an election. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 831 | Huffman, Joan | Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Creates crime for tampering or removing electronic monitoring device while on bail or parole. |
| Bill History: |
03-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 865 | Watson, Kirk | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain qualifying medical conditions. |
| Bill History: |
03-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SB 961 |
Bettencourt, Paul
Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara |
Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Allows citation to be issued in lieu of arrest for class B criminal tresspass. |
| Bill History: |
05-01-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| SB 993 | Powell, Beverly (F) | Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed in the presence of a child. |
| Bill History: |
03-01-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1172 | Menendez, Jose | Relating to the locations in which a person may carry a firearm, the seizure of a firearm by law enforcement on arrest, and interactions between law enforcement and a handgun license holder. |
| Bill History: |
03-07-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
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| SB 1233 | Kolkhorst, Lois | Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: |
03-26-19 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SB 1257 |
Huffman, Joan
Leach, Jeff |
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate and prosecute criminal offenses involving the trafficking of persons. |
| Bill History: |
05-26-19 S Senator Huffman pulls the CCR down. |
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| SB 1258 |
Buckingham, Dawn
Moody, Joe |
Relating to the prosecution of limited liability companies and other business entities under the Penal Code. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 1259 |
Huffman, Joan
Klick, Stephanie |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. |
| Remarks: | (12) the actor is a health care services provider who, in the course of performing an assisted reproduction procedure on the other person, uses human reproductive material from a donor knowing that the other person has not expressly consented to the use of material from that donor. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 1305 | Huffman, Joan | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a pregnant woman. |
| Bill History: |
03-07-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1416 | Rodriguez, Jose | Relating to the use of medical cannabis by veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder and the licensing of associated cultivating or dispensing organizations. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SB 1457 | Flores, Pete | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of manufacture or delivery of a substance in Penalty Group 1 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1479 | Johnson, Nathan (F) | Relating to the prosecution of, criminal penalties for, and other consequences of possession of one ounce or less of marihuana. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1640 |
Watson, Kirk
Phelan, Dade |
Relating to changing the criminal offense of conspiracy to circumvent the open meetings law. |
| Bill History: |
06-10-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 1648 | Zaffirini, Judith | Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Creates new offense of mass fraudulent use of credit or debit card. 5 or more, counterfeit or stolen credit or debit cards. 3rd degree to 1st degree felony with enhancements. |
| Bill History: |
04-16-19 S Committee action pending Senate Business and Commerce |
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| SB 1699 | Whitmire, John | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1701 | Whitmire, John | Relating to the operation of unmanned aircraft over certain facilities. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1730 | Huffman, Joan | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing child pornography. |
| Remarks: | Enhances penalties for the offense of producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing child pornography. From 3rd to 2nd degree. From 2nd to 1st degree if the victim is younger than 14. |
| Bill History: |
03-14-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1738 |
Menendez, Jose
Neave, Victoria |
Relating to an education and training program on interacting with and supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for certain public transportation vehicle operators. |
| Remarks: | Enhances penalties for the offense of producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing child pornography. From 3rd to 2nd degree. From 2nd to 1st degree if the victim is younger than 14. |
| Bill History: |
05-09-19 S First placement on Senate Intent Calendar for |
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| SB 1754 |
Huffman, Joan
Bell, Keith (F) |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of taking or attempting to take a weapon from certain officers, investigators, employees, or officials. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Removes the provision that requires proof of the intent of the offender to harm an officer, investigator, employee, or official or third person. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 1802 |
Huffman, Joan
Hunter, Todd |
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain trafficking and prostitution offenses and certain other consequences of those offenses. |
| Remarks: | SUPPORT: Adds Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution to list of offenses. Amends definition of coercion to included causing intoxication or withholding a controlled substance from a chemically dependent person. Increases penalties. |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 1820 |
Huffman, Joan
Collier, Nicole |
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of impersonating a public servant. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Clarifies that it applies when acting "without legal authority". |
| Bill History: |
09-01-19 G Earliest effective date |
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| SB 1847 | Miles, Borris | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana. |
| Bill History: |
03-18-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 1996 | Birdwell, Brian | Relating to investigating and prosecuting the criminal offense of operating an unmanned aircraft over or near certain facilities. |
| Bill History: |
03-19-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2008 | Lucio, Eddie | Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving a controlled substance or dangerous drug. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2009 | Lucio, Eddie | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2099 | Birdwell, Brian | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for burglary of a commercial building in which trade or commerce is conducted. |
| Remarks: | 3rd degree felony for commercial building. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2115 | West, Royce | Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2161 | Paxton, Angela (F) | Relating to creating the criminal offenses of providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization and engaging in terrorist activities. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2209 | Flores, Pete | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation. |
| Remarks: | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for causing bodily injury while resisting arrest, search, or transportation. Purports to “enhance” penalty of bodily injury to officer while resisting arrest by adding it as a state jail felony- but assault under the Penal Code already covers this as a third degree felony if “a person the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty, or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant” 22.01(b)(1). |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2279 | West, Royce | Relating to creating the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2299 |
Powell, Beverly (F)
Geren, Charlie |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities. |
| Bill History: |
05-21-19 H Set on the House Calendar |
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| SB 2372 | Hughes, Bryan | Relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached to tangible property. |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
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| SB 2381 |
Hughes, Bryan
Dutton, Harold |
Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited. |
| Remarks: | WATCH: Removes a number of locations from location restricted knife provisions. |
| Bill History: |
05-14-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
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| SB 2416 | Campbell, Donna | Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and medical research cannabis. |
| Remarks: | "CLEAT supports legislation that will allow greater patient access as directed by a physician to Low THC Medical Cannabis products, as well as allowing medical cannabis research overseen by the state, similar to the direction taken by Chairman Donna Campbell and Chairman Stephanie Klick." - Sgt. Todd Harrison, CLEAT President |
| Bill History: |
03-21-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SCR 10 |
Johnson, Nathan (F)
White, James |
Expressing opposition to the enactment or enforcement in Texas of a law that automatically suspends the driver's license of an individual who is convicted of any drug-related offense. |
| Bill History: |
05-16-19 H Reported favorably from committee on House Corrections |
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| SJR 7 | Rodriguez, Jose | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use. |
| Bill History: |
02-07-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
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| SJR 8 | Rodriguez, Jose | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis. |
| Bill History: |
02-07-19 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |