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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1281

Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

126 days from first to latest action, across 55 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 14

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 28

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 11

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 13

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 19

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 27

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 1

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

HouseSenateGovernorMarAprMayJun

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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1281 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 19, 2025

Passed 29–2

29 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · May 27, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 96–44

96 Yea

44 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 30, 2025

Passed 30–1

30 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 1, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  6. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

    May 31, 2025 · House

  7. Reported enrolled

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  12. House passage as amended reported

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  13. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · House

  14. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · House

  15. Passed

    May 27, 2025 · House

  16. Read 3rd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  17. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 27, 2025 · House

  18. Read 2nd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  19. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 24, 2025 · House

  20. Considered in Calendars

    May 22, 2025 · House

  21. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 21, 2025 · House

  22. Committee report distributed

    May 20, 2025 · House

  23. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 20, 2025 · House

  24. Reported favorably as substituted Criminal Jurisprudence

    May 15, 2025 · House

  25. Committee substitute considered in committee

    May 15, 2025 · House

  26. Considered in formal meeting

    May 15, 2025 · House

  27. Left pending in committee

    May 12, 2025 · House

  28. Considered in formal meeting

    May 12, 2025 · House

  29. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  30. Read first time

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  31. Received from the Senate

    Mar 20, 2025 · House

  32. Reported engrossed

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  33. Statement(s) submitted

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  34. Record vote

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  35. Passed

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  36. Read 3rd time

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  37. Record vote

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  38. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  39. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  40. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  41. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  42. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  43. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

  44. Co-author authorized

    Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

  45. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  46. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  47. Reported favorably as substituted Criminal Justice

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  48. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  49. Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  50. Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  51. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  52. Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  53. Read first time

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  54. Filed

    Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

  55. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

Authors

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  • Borris Miles cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

AgingCrimes: Against PropertyDisabilities, Persons with

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