Bill:  HB 7 
Legislative Session: 88(R)
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Last Action:05/27/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption Version:Senate Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:Guillen | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Morales, Eddie | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor:Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Burns | Burrows | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | Cunningham | Darby | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Frank | Frazier | Gates | Gerdes | Geren | Goldman | Harris, Caroline | Harris, Cody | Harrison | Hayes | Hefner | Holland | Hull | Hunter | Isaac | Jetton, Jacey | Kacal | King, Ken | Kitzman | Klick | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo-Wilson | Lozano | Lujan | Metcalf | Meyer | Murr | Noble | Oliverson | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Raney | Rogers | Schatzline | Shaheen | Slawson | Smithee | Spiller | Stucky | Swanson | Tepper | Thimesch | Thompson, Ed | Toth | Troxclair | VanDeaver | Vasut | Wilson
Sponsor:Birdwell
Cosponsor:Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Subjects:MEXICO (G2781)
UNITED MEXICAN STATES (G0156)
Aliens (I0032)
County Government--General (I0096)
Courts--General (I0160)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)
Governor (I0375)
Military & Veterans (I0535)
Property Interests--Personal Property (I0600)
Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
BORDER (S0045)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)
RANGERS (S0322)
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)
TERRORISM & INTERNAL SECURITY (S0574)
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0472)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE (V0963)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM OFFICE, TEXAS (V1109)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW)
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
INFORMATION RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)
MILITARY DEPARTMENT, TEXAS (V0971)
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION (V8707)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:Border Security
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=3   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2023) Guillen (Chair) | Lopez, Janie | Lozano | Neave Criado | Raymond
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2023) Birdwell (Chair) | Blanco | Flores | King | Parker
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/10/2023    
H   Read first time      03/13/2023     589
H   Referred to State Affairs      03/13/2023   03:37 PM  589
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/12/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/12/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/12/2023    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/12/2023    
H   Left pending in committee      04/12/2023    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/27/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/27/2023    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/27/2023    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/03/2023     3075
H   Committee report distributed      05/04/2023   08:04 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/04/2023    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/06/2023    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/09/2023    
H   Read 2nd time      05/09/2023     3666
H   Postponed   5/9/23 11:45 PM   05/09/2023     3666
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/10/2023     3679
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Sections 32(c)(2) and (3)   05/10/2023     3679
H   Amended   1-Guillen   05/10/2023     3683
H   Amendment(s) offered   2-Guillen   05/10/2023     3689
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 6(e)   05/10/2023     3697
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/10/2023     3697
H   Amended   2-Guillen   05/10/2023     3697
H   Record vote   RV#1405   05/10/2023     3697
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/10/2023     3698
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)   05/10/2023     3698
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      05/10/2023     3698
H   Record vote   RV#1406   05/10/2023     3698
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/10/2023     3699
H   Read 3rd time      05/10/2023     3727
H   Amended   1-Walle   05/10/2023     3728
H   Record vote   RV#1415   05/10/2023     3729
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/10/2023     3730
H   Amended   2-Walle   05/10/2023     3731
H   Amendment fails of adoption   3-Tinderholt   05/10/2023     3733
H   Record vote   RV#1416   05/10/2023     3737
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/10/2023     3738
H   Amended   4-Bernal   05/10/2023     3738
H   Amended   5-Morales Shaw   05/10/2023     3739
H   Passed as amended      05/10/2023     3742
H   Record vote   RV#1417   05/10/2023     3742
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/10/2023     3742
H   Reported engrossed      05/10/2023   09:11 PM  4049
S   Received from the House      05/11/2023     1756
S   Read first time      05/11/2023     1781
S   Referred to Border Security      05/11/2023     1781
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/18/2023    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/18/2023    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/18/2023    
S   Vote taken in committee      05/18/2023    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/19/2023     2242
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/19/2023   11:23 PM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/22/2023     2425
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/22/2023    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/23/2023     2538
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/24/2023     2681
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/24/2023     2552
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2552
S   Read 2nd time      05/24/2023     2552
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Blanco   05/24/2023     2552
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2552
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2552
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Birdwell   05/24/2023     2552
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2552
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2553
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Birdwell   05/24/2023     2553
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2553
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2553
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA4 King   05/24/2023     2553
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2553
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2553
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Birdwell   05/24/2023     2553
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2553
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2554
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Huffman   05/24/2023     2554
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2556
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2556
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Birdwell   05/24/2023     2556
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2556
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2556
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Birdwell   05/24/2023     2556
S   Amended      05/24/2023     2556
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2023     2556
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA9 Menéndez   05/24/2023     2556
S   Amendment tabled      05/24/2023     2557
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2557
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA10 Menéndez   05/24/2023     2557
S   Amendment tabled      05/24/2023     2557
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2557
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA11 Menéndez   05/24/2023     2558
S   Amendment tabled      05/24/2023     2558
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2558
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA12 Menéndez   05/24/2023     2558
S   Amendment tabled      05/24/2023     2559
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2559
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/2023     2559
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2559
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/24/2023     2713
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2713
S   Read 3rd time      05/24/2023     2713
S   Passed      05/24/2023     2713
S   Record vote      05/24/2023     2713
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/25/2023     5290
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/25/2023   05:09 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/25/2023   05:10 PM 
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 11, Section 2   05/26/2023     5878
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/26/2023     5878
H   House requests conference committee      05/26/2023     5878
H   House appoints conferees      05/26/2023     5878
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/26/2023     3042
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/26/2023     3042
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2023     3042
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/26/2023     3043
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/26/2023     3043
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/27/2023     5974
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/27/2023     5974