2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB1303

Relating to certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, including the enforcement of those offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Current disposition: Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Last status date: March 10, 2025
Last status update: Read first time
Pending committee: Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Author: Andy Hopper
Co-sponsors: Ben Bumgarner Briscoe Cain Carrie Isaac Helen Kerwin Marc LaHood AJ Louderback David Lowe William Metcalf Brent Money Tom Oliverson Keresa Richardson Nate Schatzline Alan Schoolcraft Shelby Slawson Tony Tinderholt Steve Toth Wesley Virdell

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Committee referrals

March 10, 2025 · House

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

March 10, 2025
House Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
March 10, 2025
House Read first time
November 13, 2024
House Filed

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1891871
LegiScan session ID: 2160
Source file: var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB1303.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00