Texas · House Bill 65 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law…

  1. Introduced Nov 14, 2022
  2. In committee Feb 23, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  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 the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.

Every action

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

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs · House State Affairs
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House State Affairs
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House State Affairs
  6. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House State Affairs
  1. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House State Affairs
  2. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House State Affairs
  3. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House State Affairs
  4. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House State Affairs
  5. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House State Affairs
  6. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  7. HouseCommittee report distributed
  8. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 27, 2023 House State Affairs State Affairs: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 8–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 34 cosponsors: 34 Republicans.

All 34 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.