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House bill · 89R

HB 268

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for making certain false reports and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports.

Did not pass

Progress

119 days from first to latest action, across 6 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 27

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 11

  4. Reported from committee

    Stopped here

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Left pending in committee

    Mar 11, 2025 · House

  2. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence

    Mar 11, 2025 · House

  3. Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence

    Mar 11, 2025 · House

  4. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

  5. Read first time

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

  6. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Crimes: MiscellaneousCriminal Procedure: GeneralEducation: Higher: Institutions & ProgramsEducation: Primary & Secondary: General

Bill text

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HB 268 (89R) · Polis