CS/SB 994 (2023) -  Public Nuisances

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Calatayud (CO-SPONSORS) Perry; Gruters; Rodriguez; Avila
Public Nuisances: Prohibiting a person from intentionally dumping onto private property litter that evidences religious or ethnic animus toward an owner or invitee of such property; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on the person’s wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; removing a minimum damage requirement for a violation, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 04/26/23 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 269 (Ch. 2023-24) -SJ 474 on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 10:33 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/27/23 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/12/23 11:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/24/23 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 269 Subject: Public Nuisances Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/24/2023 6:23:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/21/2023 12:57:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/12/2023 4:06:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/11/2023 11:14:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/28/2023 11:56:51 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/24/2023 2:29:04 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 269 (Ch. 2023-24) -SJ 474 Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 269 -SJ 474 Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 474 Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23 Time: 04/25/2023 - 8:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/25/2023 - 8:14 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Time: 04/24/2023 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/19/2023 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/13/2023 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 Time: 04/12/2023 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 04/06/2023 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time Time: 03/28/2023 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 03/28/2023 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules Time: 03/28/2023 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Time: 03/28/2023 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/28/2023 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Time: 03/27/2023 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/22/2023 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules Time: 02/28/2023 - 11:46 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/21/2023 - 8:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
403.413 CS/CS/HB 269, CS/CS/HB 1367, CS/SB 1368
784.0493 CS/CS/HB 269
806.13 CS/CS/HB 269
810.098 CS/CS/HB 269
871.01 CS/CS/HB 269