SB 2570

  • Texas Senate Bill
  • 89th Legislature (2025)
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 30, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 28, 2025
  • Passed House May 22, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 20, 2025

Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.

Votes


Actions


Jun 20, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

Office of the Governor

Effective immediately

May 28, 2025

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

House

Signed in the House

May 27, 2025

Senate

Signed in the Senate

May 26, 2025

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

Senate

Read

Senate

House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

Senate

Reported enrolled

House

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

May 23, 2025

Senate

House passage as amended reported

May 22, 2025

House

Passed

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

Read 3rd time

May 21, 2025

House

Placed on General State Calendar

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

Amendment tabled

House

Record vote

House

Amendment tabled

House

Amended

House

Laid out as postponed business

House

Postponed

House

Point of order withdrawn

House

Read 2nd time

May 19, 2025

House

Considered in Calendars

May 12, 2025

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

House

Committee report distributed

May 07, 2025

House

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

House

Considered in public hearing

Apr 30, 2025

House

Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  • Referral-Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

House

Read first time

Apr 29, 2025

House

Received from the Senate

Apr 28, 2025

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Reported engrossed

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed

Senate

Read 3rd time

Apr 23, 2025

Senate

Placed on intent calendar

Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Senate

Reported favorably as substituted

Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Apr 08, 2025

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Left pending in committee

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Apr 03, 2025

Senate

Referred to Criminal Justice

  • Referral-Committee
Criminal Justice

Senate

Read first time

Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Filed

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Bill Text

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

Related Documents

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

Sources

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