SB 224

Texas Senate Bill
88th Legislature (2023)

Introduced in Senate Apr 12, 2023
Passed Senate Apr 03, 2023
Passed House May 16, 2023
Signed by Governor May 29, 2023

Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.

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Bill Subjects

Crimes--Against Property (I0175) Deputy Darren Almendarez Act (Pz5kq) Licensing & Regulation, Texas Department Of (V8529) Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (V1181) Motor Vehicles, Texas Department Of (V0812) Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541) Public Safety, Department Of (V0251) Secondhand Metal (S0255) Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment (I0855) Weapons (I0887)

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (35)

Carol Alvarado

Democratic
Senator
District 6

Primary

John Whitmire

Democratic

Primary

Jeff Leach

Republican
Representative
District 67

Primary

Lacey Hull

Republican
Representative
District 138

Primary

Tom Oliverson

Republican
Representative
District 130

Primary

Craig Goldman

Republican
Representative
District 97

Primary

Armando Walle

Democratic
Representative
District 140

Primary

Paul Bettencourt

Republican
Senator
District 7

Cosponsor

César Blanco

Democratic
Senator
District 29

Cosponsor

Donna Campbell

Republican
Senator
District 25

Cosponsor

Sarah Eckhardt

Democratic
Senator
District 14

Cosponsor

Flores

Cosponsor

Roland Gutierrez

Democratic
Senator
District 19

Cosponsor

Bob Hall

Republican
Senator
District 2

Cosponsor

Hinojosa

Cosponsor

Joan Huffman

Republican
Senator
District 17

Cosponsor

Johnson

Cosponsor

King

Cosponsor

Lois Kolkhorst

Republican
Senator
District 18

Cosponsor

Morgan LaMantia

Democratic
Senator
District 27

Cosponsor

José Menéndez

Democratic
Senator
District 26

Cosponsor

Mayes Middleton

Republican
Senator
District 11

Cosponsor

Borris Miles

Democratic
Senator
District 13

Cosponsor

Tan Parker

Republican
Senator
District 12

Cosponsor

Angela Paxton

Republican
Senator
District 8

Cosponsor

Charles Perry

Republican
Senator
District 28

Cosponsor

Charles Schwertner

Republican
Senator
District 5

Cosponsor

Kevin Sparks

Republican
Senator
District 31

Cosponsor

Drew Springer

Republican
Senator
District 30

Cosponsor

Royce West

Democratic
Senator
District 23

Cosponsor

Judith Zaffirini

Democratic
Senator
District 21

Cosponsor

Anchía

Cosponsor

Charles Cunningham

Republican
Representative
District 127

Cosponsor

Cole Hefner

Republican
Representative
District 5

Cosponsor

Gene Wu

Democratic
Representative
District 137

Cosponsor

Votes

May 16, 2023

passage

Pass

House

Apr 03, 2023

other

Fail

Senate

other

Fail

Senate

Actions

May 29, 2023

Office of the Governor

See remarks for effective date

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

May 17, 2023

Senate

Signed in the Senate

House

Signed in the House

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

May 16, 2023

House

Read 3rd time

Senate

Reported enrolled

Senate

House passage reported

House

Record vote

House

Passed

May 15, 2023

House

Read 2nd time

House

Placed on General State Calendar

House

Passed to 3rd reading

House

Laid out as postponed business

House

Postponed

May 11, 2023

House

Considered in Calendars

May 08, 2023

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

May 06, 2023

House

Committee report distributed

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

May 04, 2023

House

Vote reconsidered in committee

House

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

House

Considered in formal meeting

Apr 20, 2023

House

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

House

Considered in formal meeting

Apr 12, 2023

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety

Referral-Committee

Homeland Security & Public Safety

Apr 04, 2023

House

Received from the Senate

Apr 03, 2023

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Amendment to amendment offered

Senate

Amendment amended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Amendment adopted as amended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Passed to engrossment as amended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Reported engrossed

Mar 30, 2023

Senate

Placed on intent calendar

Mar 28, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 27, 2023

Senate

Reported favorably as substituted

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Mar 21, 2023

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Mar 16, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 14, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 13, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 08, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 07, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Feb 21, 2023

Senate

Co-author authorized

Feb 15, 2023

Senate

Referred to Criminal Justice

Referral-Committee

Criminal Justice

Senate

Read first time

Nov 14, 2022

Senate

Filed

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions	Format
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Senate Committee Report	PDF HTML
Engrossed	PDF HTML
House Committee Report	PDF HTML
Enrolled	PDF HTML

Document	Format
Witness List (Senate Committee Report)	HTML
Fiscal Note (Engrossed)	HTML
Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)	HTML
Fiscal Note (Introduced)	HTML
Analysis (Enrolled)	HTML
Analysis (House Committee Report)	HTML
Analysis (Senate Committee Report)	HTML
Analysis (Introduced)	HTML