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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

SB872 Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.

Direction

Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Makes burglary of a vehicle with theft of a firearm a third-degree felony (increased from lower penalties), so more severe punishment for crimes involving theft of firearms.

the offense is a felony of the third degree if: ... (C) the actor committed theft of a firearm during the commission of the offense.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee (completed)
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-05-26: Placed on General State Calendar
Filed
2025-01-22
Sponsor
Brian Birdwell R, David Cook R + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill increases the criminal penalty specifically when burglary of a vehicle involves theft of a firearm, which is a general violent-crime penalty that mentions a firearm but does not change laws on buying, selling, owning, carrying, or accessing firearms themselves; per the topic definition this falls under firearms/other with a restricts direction due to heightened punishment. The definitional change for 'enter' is technical/neutral and unrelated to the firearms axis.

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Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-05-07SThree day rule suspended29-2Passed
2025-05-07SRead 3rd time29-2Passed

Sponsors

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History (37 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-05-26HPlaced on General State Calendar
2025-05-24HConsidered in Calendars
2025-05-23HCommittee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-22HCommittee report distributed
2025-05-22HComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-21HReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-21HConsidered in formal meeting
2025-05-20HLeft pending in committee
2025-05-20HTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-20HConsidered in public hearing
2025-05-20HScheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-10HReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2025-05-10HRead first time
2025-05-08HReceived from the Senate
2025-05-07SReported engrossed
2025-05-07SRecord vote
2025-05-07SPassed
2025-05-07SRead 3rd time
2025-05-07SRecord vote
2025-05-07SThree day rule suspended
2025-05-07SVote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07SRead 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-05-07SVote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07SRules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-07SCo-author authorized
2025-05-06SPlaced on intent calendar
2025-05-05SCommittee report printed and distributed
2025-05-05SRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-05SReported favorably w/o amendments
2025-04-29SVote taken in committee
2025-04-29SConsidered in public hearing
2025-04-29SScheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-05SCo-author authorized
2025-02-13SReferred to Criminal Justice
2025-02-13SRead first time
2025-01-22SFiled
2025-01-22SReceived by the Secretary of the Senate