HB 3464 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility.

HB 3464 increases criminal penalties for bringing alcohol, drugs, or dangerous substances into a correctional facility or onto its property, with the highest penalties specifically targeting employees of the facility. It reclassifies offenses by correctional staff as second-degree felonies (previously third-degree), and if such an offense causes a death, it becomes a first-degree felony punishable by 15-99 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. The law applies to anyone who provides, possesses with intent to provide, or brings these items into a facility or on its grounds, but the enhanced penalties focus on employees. The bill took effect on September 1, 2025, after being signed by the governor on June 20, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with significant improvements to clarity and structure. The substantive legal content regarding criminal penalties for providing controlled substances in correctional facilities remains unchanged, though the formatting was cleaned up to remove placeholder text and improve readability.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text that were present in the earlier version

Standardized spacing and line breaks throughout the document for better readability

Added proper signature lines and certification statements required for the enrolled version

Deleted extraneous text like 'The digital content on TLO has been updated' and page numbers from the draft

Consolidated the bill text into a cleaner, more professional format suitable for final publication

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Amendments
6
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 24, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 24, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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