HB 2 Texas House · 88th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2023)

Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

Jun 2023

Governor

Introduced May 30, 2023 Last action Jun 13, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

42

Key actions

12

Committee

8

Amendments

8

Jun 13, 2023

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

Jun 8, 2023

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

Jun 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

Jun 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed as amended

upper

Jun 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Jun 7, 2023

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Jun 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Jun 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

Jun 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Jun 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Jun 2, 2023

Committee

Referred to Border Security

upper

Jun 2, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Jun 2, 2023

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

May 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

lower

May 30, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

lower

4 primary · 79 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Richard Raymond

Brandon Creighton

Brooks Landgraf