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Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)

Texas SB 1646

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Latest action(May 30, 2025): Effective immediately

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
May 20, 2025
Senate		passagepassSet your home in Texas to see
May 15, 2025
House		passagepassSet your home in Texas to see
May 14, 2025
House		passagepassSet your home in Texas to see
Apr 16, 2025
Senate		passagepassSet your home in Texas to see
Apr 16, 2025
Senate		passage to engrossmentpassSet your home in Texas to see
Apr 16, 2025
Senate		Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1646 be placed on its third reading and final passage.passSet your home in Texas to see

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