SB 4 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature, 3rd 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

Oct 2023

Committee Review

Oct 2023

Senate Passage

Oct 2023

House Passage

Nov 2023

Governor

Introduced Oct 9, 2023 Last action Nov 2, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

53

Key actions

16

Committee

11

Amendments

5

Nov 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

Oct 31, 2023

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

Oct 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

House passage reported

upper

Oct 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Oct 25, 2023

Amended

Amendment fails of adoption

lower

Oct 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Oct 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Oct 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Oct 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Oct 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Oct 13, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

lower

Oct 13, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Oct 13, 2023

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Oct 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Oct 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

upper

Oct 12, 2023

Amended

Amendment fails of adoption

upper

Oct 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Oct 12, 2023

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Oct 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Oct 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

Oct 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Oct 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Oct 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to Border Security

upper

Oct 9, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

upper

5 primary · 72 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Richard Raymond

Brandon Creighton

Brooks Landgraf