Texas · House Bill 3552 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in…

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 25, 2025
  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 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.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  6. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  7. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  8. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  9. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  10. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  11. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  12. CommitteeVote reconsidered in committee · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  1. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  2. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  3. HouseCommittee report distributed
  4. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  5. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  6. HousePlaced on General State Calendar
  7. HouseCompanion considered in lieu of (CSSB 1646)
  8. HouseLaid on the table subject to call

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 30, 2025 House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.