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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1281

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

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Tan Parker
Co-sponsors
Borris MilesDaniel Alders

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 15, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 19, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

29 yea–2 nay

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March 19, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

29 yea–2 nay

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May 27, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3676

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

96 yea–44 nay · 2 not voting · 8 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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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.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  7. Senate Reported enrolled
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate House passage as amended reported
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  14. House Record vote RV#3676 View roll call
  15. House Passed View roll call
  16. House Read 3rd time
  17. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  18. House Read 2nd time
  19. House Placed on General State Calendar
  20. House Considered in Calendars
  21. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  22. House Committee report distributed
  23. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  24. House Reported favorably as substituted
  25. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  26. House Considered in formal meeting
  27. House Left pending in committee
  28. House Considered in formal meeting
  29. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  30. House Read first time
  31. House Received from the Senate
  32. Senate Reported engrossed
  33. Senate Statement(s) submitted
  34. Senate Record vote
  35. Senate Passed
  36. Senate Read 3rd time
  37. Senate Record vote
  38. Senate Three day rule suspended
  39. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  40. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  41. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  42. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  43. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  44. Senate Co-author authorized
  45. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  46. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  47. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  48. Senate Vote taken in committee
  49. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  50. Senate Considered in public hearing
  51. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  52. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  53. Senate Read first time
  54. Senate Filed
  55. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1970685
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1281.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00