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SB 2570 TX
Became Law

Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.

TX · session 89R · Senate · bill

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Introduced Mar 13, 2025

Latest action (Jun 20, 2025) Effective immediately

Sponsors (2)

  • Flores · primary
  • Guillen Republican · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (64)

  1. Mar 13, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Mar 13, 2025 Filed · upper
  3. Apr 3, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice · upper
  5. Apr 8, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Apr 8, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Apr 8, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Apr 8, 2025 Left pending in committee · upper
  9. Apr 15, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  10. Apr 15, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  11. Apr 15, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  12. Apr 16, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · upper
  13. Apr 16, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  14. Apr 23, 2025 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  15. Apr 28, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  16. Apr 28, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  17. Apr 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  18. Apr 28, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  19. Apr 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  20. Apr 28, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  21. Apr 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  22. Apr 28, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  23. Apr 28, 2025 Passed · upper
  24. Apr 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  25. Apr 28, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  26. Apr 29, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  27. Apr 30, 2025 Read first time · lower
  28. Apr 30, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · lower
  29. May 7, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  30. May 7, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  31. May 12, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  32. May 12, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  33. May 12, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  34. May 19, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  35. May 21, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  36. May 21, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  37. May 21, 2025 Point of order withdrawn · lower
  38. May 21, 2025 Postponed · lower
  39. May 21, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  40. May 21, 2025 Amended · lower
  41. May 21, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
  42. May 21, 2025 Record vote · lower
  43. May 21, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
  44. May 21, 2025 Record vote · lower
  45. May 21, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  46. May 21, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading as amended · lower
  47. May 21, 2025 Record vote · lower
  48. May 21, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  49. May 22, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  50. May 22, 2025 Passed · lower
  51. May 22, 2025 Record vote · lower
  52. May 22, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  53. May 23, 2025 House passage as amended reported · upper
  54. May 26, 2025 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · upper
  55. May 26, 2025 Read · upper
  56. May 26, 2025 Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · upper
  57. May 26, 2025 Record vote · upper
  58. May 26, 2025 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · lower
  59. May 26, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
  60. May 27, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  61. May 28, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  62. May 28, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  63. Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  64. Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately · executive
Subjects
Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)Law Enforcement (I0510)Weapons (I0887)

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