Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 659
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Schwertner (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 19, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 30, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 659 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 19, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 16, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 16, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 14, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 14, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - May 14, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - May 2, 2025 · House
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs - May 2, 2025 · House
Read first time - May 1, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Dec 19, 2024 · Senate
Filed - Dec 19, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate