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Texas Senate Bill SB1646

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1646

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Out of House Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by House
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/30/25  

Caption

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.

Texas Constitutional Statutes Affected

Penal Code

  • Chapter 31. Theft
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 28. Arson, Criminal Mischief, And Other Property Damage Or Destruction
    • Section: 03
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 03
    • Section: 03
    • Section: 03

Occupations Code

  • Chapter 1956. Metal Recycling Entities
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 001
    • Section: 001
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 001
    • Section: New Section

Government Code

  • Chapter 423. Use Of Unmanned Aircraft
    • Section: 0045
    • Section: 0045
    • Section: 0045

Latest SB1646 Activity

Companion Bills

TX HB3552

Same As Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

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