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IntroducedMar 13, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 24, 2025
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Signed into Law
Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.
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Senate • May 31, 2025: Signed in the Senate
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 36
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Sponsors
- Hagenbuchcoauthor
- Hinojosa, Adamcoauthor
- Hughescoauthor
- Hefnersponsor
Votes
YES: 94
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Capriglione
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dyson
- Fairly
- Frank
- Garcia, L.
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Goodwin
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hickland
- Holt
- Hopper
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Kerwin
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo Wilson
- Little
- Lopez, J.
- Lopez, R.
- Louderback
- Lowe
- Lujan
- Luther
- Martinez
- Fischer
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Money
- Morales, E.
- Morales Shaw
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Noble
- Olcott
- Oliverson
- Ordaz
- Orr
- Patterson
- Perez, M.
- Phelan
- Pierson
- Raymond
- Richardson
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Virdell
- Wharton
- Wilson
NO: 43
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Cole
- Collier
- Davis, A.
- Davis, Y.
- Dutton
- Flores
- Gámez
- Garcia Hernandez
- Gervin-Hawkins
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Guerra
- Hernandez
- Hinojosa
- Howard
- Jones, J.
- Jones, V.
- Lalani
- Longoria
- Meza
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Perez, V.
- Reynolds
- RodrÃguez Ramos
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Simmons
- Talarico
- Thompson
- Turner
- Vo
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wu
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 118
- AnchÃa
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bernal
- Bhojani
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bucy
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Capriglione
- Cole
- Collier
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Davis, A.
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dutton
- Dyson
- Flores
- Frank
- Gámez
- Garcia Hernandez
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hernandez
- Hickland
- Holt
- Hopper
- Howard
- Hull
- Isaac
- Jones, V.
- Kerwin
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lalani
- Lambert
- 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, E.
- Morales Shaw
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Noble
- Olcott
- Oliverson
- Ordaz
- Orr
- Patterson
- Perez, M.
- Phelan
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Richardson
- Rosenthal
- Schatzline
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Spiller
- Talarico
- Tepper
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- Turner
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Virdell
- Vo
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wharton
- Wilson
- Wu
NO: 11
ABSENT: 19
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 83
- Alders
- Allen
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Campos
- Canales
- Capriglione
- Cole
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Curry
- Darby
- Dorazio
- Dyson
- Frank
- Garcia, J.
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Goodwin
- Guillen
- Harris
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hickland
- Holt
- Hopper
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leo Wilson
- Little
- Lopez, J.
- Lowe
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Luther
- Martinez
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Meyer
- Money
- Morales, E.
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Noble
- Olcott
- Orr
- Patterson
- Pierson
- Raymond
- Richardson
- Schatzline
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Virdell
- Wharton
- Wilson
NO: 36
ABSENT: 28
NOT VOTING: 3
- Dustin Burrows
- Fairly
- Metcalf(C)
Actions
- May 31, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
- May 29, 2025 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
- May 29, 2025 | House
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- Record vote
- May 25, 2025 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
- May 24, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#3463
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 23, 2025 | House
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 8,Section 1(a)(1); Article III, Section 35(b)
- Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1); Article III, Section 35(b)
- Amended 1-Hefner
- Record vote RV#3406
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#3407
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 20, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- May 13, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- May 07, 2025 | House
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Apr 30, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/30/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
- Apr 14, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Reported engrossed
- Apr 09, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Placed on intent calendar
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/03/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Border Security
- Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
Documents
- Analysis (Introduced)PDF
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- Fiscal Note (Introduced)PDF
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- 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
- Analysis (House Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (House Committee Report)HTML
- Summary of Committee Action (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
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- Fiscal Note (Enrolled)PDF
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