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IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 16, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 15, 2025
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Signed into LawMay 30, 2025
Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.
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executive • May 30, 2025: Effective immediately
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 1646
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Hefnersponsor
- Rosesponsor
- Gerensponsor
- Lopez, Raysponsor
- Pattersonsponsor
Votes
YES: 137
- Alders
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bonnen
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Campos
- Capriglione
- Cole
- Collier
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Davis, A.
- Davis, Y.
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dutton
- Dyson
- Fairly
- Flores
- Frank
- Gámez
- Garcia, J.
- Garcia, L.
- Garcia Hernandez
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hernandez
- Hickland
- Hinojosa
- Hopper
- Howard
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- Kerwin
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lalani
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo Wilson
- Little
- Longoria
- Lopez, J.
- Lopez, R.
- Louderback
- Lowe
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Luther
- Martinez
- Fischer
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Meza
- Money
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Morales, E.
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Noble
- Oliverson
- Ordaz
- Orr
- Patterson
- Perez, M.
- Perez, V.
- Phelan
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Reynolds
- Richardson
- RodrÃguez Ramos
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Simmons
- Slawson
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Talarico
- Tepper
- Thompson
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- Turner
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Vo
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wharton
- Wilson
- Wu
- Zwiener
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
- Dustin Burrows
- Harris(C)
- Morales Shaw
- Virdell
YES: 138
- Alders
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bryant
- Buckley
- Bucy
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Campos
- Canales
- Capriglione
- Cole
- Collier
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Davis, A.
- Davis, Y.
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dyson
- Fairly
- Flores
- Frank
- Gámez
- Garcia, J.
- Garcia, L.
- Garcia Hernandez
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hernandez
- Hickland
- Hinojosa
- Holt
- Hopper
- Howard
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- Kerwin
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lalani
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo Wilson
- Little
- Longoria
- Lopez, J.
- Lopez, R.
- Louderback
- Lowe
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Luther
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Meza
- Money
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Morales, E.
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Noble
- Olcott
- Ordaz
- Orr
- Patterson
- Perez, M.
- Perez, V.
- Phelan
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Reynolds
- Richardson
- RodrÃguez Ramos
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Talarico
- Tepper
- Thompson
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- Turner
- VanDeaver
- Villalobos
- Virdell
- Vo
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wharton
- Wilson
- Wu
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 3
- Dustin Burrows
- Morales Shaw
- Vasut(C)
Actions
- May 30, 2025 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective immediately
- May 21, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
- May 21, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
- May 21, 2025 | House
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- May 20, 2025 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- Record vote
- Reported enrolled
- May 15, 2025 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
- May 15, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#2606
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Laid out in lieu of companion HB 3552
- Read 2nd time
- Amended 1-Hefner
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#2576
- May 09, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
- Apr 17, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
- Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 King
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Reported engrossed
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/08/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- IntroducedHTML
- Senate Committee ReportPDF
- Senate Committee ReportHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- EngrossedHTML
- House Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportHTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 4/16/2025) -- KingPDF
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 4/16/2025) -- KingHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 5/14/2025) -- HefnerPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 5/14/2025) -- HefnerHTML
Documents
- Analysis (Introduced)PDF
- Analysis (Introduced)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)HTML
- Analysis (Senate Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)HTML
- Analysis (House Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)HTML
- Summary of Committee Action (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)HTML