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House bill · 89R

HB 1644

Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B or xylazine.

Did not pass

Progress

128 days from first to latest action, across 26 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 17

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 12

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 24

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 31

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 23

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateJanFebMarApr

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · Apr 22, 2025

Passed 145–0

145 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 23, 2025

Passed 147–0

147 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  2. Read first time

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  3. Received from the House

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  4. Reported engrossed

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  5. Record vote

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  6. Passed

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  7. Read 3rd time

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  10. Passed to engrossment

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  11. Read 2nd time

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  12. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  13. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  14. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  15. Committee report distributed

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  16. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  17. Reported favorably as substituted Public Health

    Mar 31, 2025 · House

  18. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Mar 31, 2025 · House

  19. Considered in public hearing Public Health

    Mar 31, 2025 · House

  20. Left pending in committee

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  21. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Health

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  22. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in public hearing Public Health

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  24. Referred to Public Health Public Health

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  25. Read first time

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  26. Filed

    Dec 17, 2024 · House

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Josey Garcia cosponsorD
  • Aicha Davis cosponsorD
  • Vikki Goodwin cosponsorD
  • Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD
  • Salman Bhojani cosponsorD

In committee

  • Public Health

    House

    Referred Mar 12, 2025 · heard Mar 24, 2025 · reported after 19 days

  • Criminal Justice

    Senate

    Referred Apr 24, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Alcoholism & Drug AbuseCrimes: Drugs

Bill text

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