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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB739

Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Current disposition
Enrolled
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Filed without the Governor's signature
Author
Lois Kolkhorst
Co-sponsors
Salman Bhojani

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 21, 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.

May 20, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#3108

Passed

99 yea–33 nay · 3 not voting · 15 absent

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May 21, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3155

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

96 yea–50 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Filed without the Governor's signature
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#3155 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  13. House Record vote RV#3108 View roll call
  14. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  15. House Read 2nd time
  16. House Placed on General State Calendar
  17. House Considered in Calendars
  18. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  19. House Committee report distributed
  20. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  21. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  22. House Considered in formal meeting
  23. House Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
  24. House Considered in formal meeting
  25. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  26. House Read first time
  27. House Received from the Senate
  28. Senate Reported engrossed
  29. Senate Record vote
  30. Senate Passed
  31. Senate Read 3rd time
  32. Senate Record vote
  33. Senate Three day rule suspended
  34. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  35. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  36. Senate Laid before the Senate
  37. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  38. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  39. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  40. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  41. Senate Vote taken in committee
  42. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  43. Senate Considered in public hearing
  44. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  45. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  46. Senate Read first time
  47. Senate Filed
  48. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1905696
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB739.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00