Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 990
Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Smithee (Republican)
Cosponsors (10)
- Creighton
- Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (Democratic)
- Huffman (Republican)
- Hughes (Republican)
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 21, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 990 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 21, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 20, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 20, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 12, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - May 12, 2025 · House
Recalled from subcommittee - May 8, 2025 · House
Left pending in subcommittee - May 8, 2025 · House
Vote reconsidered in subcommittee - May 8, 2025 · House
Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 8, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee - May 8, 2025 · House
Considered by s/c in public hearing - May 8, 2025 · House
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . - May 1, 2025 · House
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Amended - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate