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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB3816

Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
Last status date
May 22, 2025
Last status update
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Pending committee
Criminal Justice
Author
William Metcalf
Co-sponsors
Judith Zaffirini

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 8, 2025 House committee substitute April 15, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 29, 2025 · House

Amendment withdrawn RV#917

Passed

146 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent

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April 30, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#1055

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

135 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 13 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Left pending in committee
  2. Senate Considered in public hearing
  3. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  4. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  5. Senate Read first time
  6. Senate Received from the House
  7. House Reported engrossed
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#1055 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Record vote RV#917 View roll call
  13. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  14. House Amendment withdrawn 1-Schatzline
  15. House Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
  16. House Amendment(s) offered 1-Schatzline
  17. House Read 2nd time
  18. House Placed on General State Calendar
  19. House Considered in Calendars
  20. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  21. House Transferred to Calendars Committee
  22. House Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  23. House Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  24. House Committee report distributed
  25. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  26. House Reported favorably as substituted
  27. House Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  28. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  29. House Considered in public hearing
  30. House Left pending in committee
  31. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  32. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  33. House Considered in public hearing
  34. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  35. House Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
  36. House Read first time
  37. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1992434
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB3816.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00