Texas · House Bill 4642 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances and the enforcement and prevention of those offenses…

  1. Introduced Mar 9, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 22, 2023
  3. Passed the House May 9, 2023
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances and the enforcement and prevention of those offenses; creating a criminal offense.

Every action

29 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 21 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to Homeland Security & Public Safety · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  6. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  7. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  8. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  9. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  10. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  11. CommitteeRecommended to be sent to Local & Consent · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  12. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Homeland Security & Public Safety
  13. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. HouseCommittee report distributed
  15. HouseComm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  16. HouseConsidered in Local & Consent Calendars
  17. HousePlaced on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  18. HouseRead 2nd time
  19. HousePassed to engrossment
  20. HouseNonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  21. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HousePassed
  2. HouseRecord vote (RV#1308)
  3. HouseNonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  4. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  5. HouseReported engrossed
  6. SenateReceived from the House
  7. SenateRead first time
  8. SenateReferred to Criminal Justice

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 20, 2023 House Homeland Security & Public Safety Homeland Security & Public Safety: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 7–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.