SB955

Signed by Governor
Authored by Tan Parker (R)
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Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Blanco (D); Hall (R); West (D)
Sponsors: Cook (R)

Jan 28, 2025


(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 13, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 18, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Mar 19, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Mar 24, 2025


(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 3, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 7, 2025


(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 8, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) West signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Posting rule suspended
 

May 13, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 15, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3730: Yea 137 (R 84, D 53) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Dutton; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Hunter; Manuel; Moody; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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May 28, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3859: Yea 139 (R 84, D 55) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bucy; Gonzalez, M.; Holt

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 3859 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Janis Holt: "When Record No. 3859 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 30, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(S) Cook signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Christopher Jimmerson for self
 

For

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Joseph Scaramucci for self
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amber McCray for Street Grace
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Andrea Sparks for Not On Our Watch Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ashley Brooks for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brian Hawthorne for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bryan Mitchell for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Heidi Ruiz for Houston Police Department
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Lynn Adams for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Mandi Kimball for Children at Risk
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Matt Dowling for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ross Jackson for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Sarah Hicks for BCFS Health and Human Services
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Scott Rubin for Texas Police Chiefs Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Stephanie Holdren for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Suzi Kennon for self (with Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA))
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