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Senate Border Security Committee

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate Border Security Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB600

Filed
1/25/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain criminal offenses involving the smuggling of persons.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1709

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of sedition and engaging in organized criminal activity; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4337

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23  
Governor Action
6/11/23  
Relating to licenses and similar documents issued by certain foreign governments.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3782

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of House Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to establishing the Border Security Advisory Council and the Border Protection Task Force.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1403

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/17/23  
Out of House Committee
5/7/23  
Voted on by House
5/10/23  
Governor Action
5/29/23  
Relating to an interstate compact for border security, including building a border wall and sharing state intelligence and resources.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR29

Declaring an invasion of the State of Texas by transnational cartel terrorists, urging the governor to accelerate the construction of a wall along the Southern Border, and urging Congress to deploy military forces to combat transnational cartels.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1481

Filed
3/2/23  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority by the Texas Facilities Commission to build a wall along this state's international border.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB602

Filed
1/25/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/29/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Out of House Committee
5/8/23  
Voted on by House
5/10/23  
Governor Action
5/24/23  
Relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB237

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an interstate compact on border security and immigration enforcement.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2217

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring state agencies participating in Operation Lone Star to develop and report performance measures on the agency's operations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2218

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study on the use of fiber-optic technology for the purpose of border security.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1703

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study on the impact of illegal immigration in this state.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR23

Urging the federal government to declare foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2216

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland security expenses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4635

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to organized crime, racketeering activities, and collection of unlawful debts; providing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.