SB 1464
84-0 (2015)
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
Relating to the creation of the transnational and organized crime division within the office of the attorney general.
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Not again placed on intent calendar
HB 2842
83-0 (2013)
Author: Wu, Gene
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons convicted of engaging in organized criminal activity for community supervision or release on parole or to mandatory supervision.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee report sent to Calendars
SB 1661
83-0 (2013)
Author: Estes, Craig
Relating to the consequences of engaging in certain conduct characteristic of organized crime; providing penalties.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
SB 1695
82-0 (2011)
Author: Williams, TommySponsor: Gallego, Pete | et. al.
Relating to penalties for engaging in organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
HB 2086
81-0 (2009)
Author: Moody, JoeSponsor: Whitmire, John
Relating to the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and punishment for certain gang-related and other criminal offenses, including engaging in organized criminal activity, and to the consequences and costs of engaging in certain activities of a criminal street gang or certain other criminal activity; providing penalties.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
See remarks for effective date
HB 4310
81-0 (2009)
Author: Gallego, Pete
Relating to the investigation, prosecution, and punishment for certain gang-related and other offenses and to the civil consequences of engaging in certain activities of a criminal street gang; providing penalties.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Left pending in committee
SB 11
81-0 (2009)
Author: Carona, John | et. al.Sponsor: Miklos, Robert | et. al.
Relating to the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and punishment for certain gang-related and other criminal offenses and to the consequences and costs of engaging in certain activities of a criminal street gang or certain other criminal activity; providing penalties.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
Placed on General State Calendar
SB 329
81-0 (2009)
Author: Carona, John
Relating to the automatic suspension of the driver's license of a person convicted of certain organized crime offenses; providing penalties.
House: Public Safety Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
Left pending in committee
SB 371
81-0 (2009)
Author: Carona, JohnSponsor: Miklos, Robert | et. al.
Relating to certain civil consequences of engaging in organized crime.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
Placed on General State Calendar
SB 1256
81-0 (2009)
Author: Carona, John | et. al.
Relating to the prevention and prosecution of, and punishment prescribed for engaging in, organized criminal activity in a gang-free zone.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Left pending in committee
HB 126
80-0 (2007)
Author: White Delisi, Dianne | et. al.Sponsor: Seliger, Kel
Relating to the offenses of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information and of engaging in organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/07
HB 2026
75-0 (1997)
Author: Pickett, Joseph
Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Left pending in committee
HB 15
73-0 (1993)
Author: De La Garza, Eddie | et. al.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 17
73-0 (1993)
Author: De La Garza, Eddie | et. al.
Relating to the underlying offenses on which prosecution of the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity may be based.
House: Urban Affairs
Referred to subcommittee
HB 18
73-0 (1993)
Author: De La Garza, Eddie | et. al.
Relating to the renunciation defense to the prosecution of the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity.
House: Urban Affairs Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 354
73-0 (1993)
Author: Cuellar, Henry | et. al.Sponsor: Whitmire, John
Relating to the reporting of certain financial transactions, to the creation of offenses relating to certain financial transactions, and to the creation of the attorney general law enforcement account; making an appropriation.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/93
HB 5
71-0 (1989)
Author: Morales, Dan | et. al.Sponsor: Tejeda, Frank
Relating to the offenses of engaging in organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/89
SB 511
71-0 (1989)
Author: Tejeda, Frank
Relating to the offenses of engaging in organized criminal activity, engaging in racketeering activity, and collection of unlawful debts; to the prosecution and punishment of those offenses; and to civil remedies...
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Special Subcommittee
HB 349
70-0 (1987)
Author: Geistweidt, GeraldSponsor: Henderson, Don
Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/87
HB 1313
70-0 (1987)
Author: Morales, Dan
Relating to the creation of offenses involving the collection of an unlawful debt or pattern of conduct involving unlawful acts; providing for the forfeiture of certain property related to or derived from the collection of an unlawful debt or a pattern of conduct involving unlawful acts, and for procedures related to that forfeiture; providing injunctive and other relief in connection with prohibited activity; providing penalties.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to subcommittee
SB 1356
70-0 (1987)
Author: Farabee, Ray
Relating to the creation of offenses involving the collection of an unlawful debt or a pattern of conduct involving unlawful acts; providing for the forfeiture of certain property related to or derived from the collection of an unlawful debt or a pattern of conduct involving unlawful acts, and for procedures related to that forfeiture; providing injunctive and other relief in connection with prohibited activity; providing penalties.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 112
70-2 (1987)
Author: Morales, Dan
Relating to the offenses of engaging in organized criminal activity, engaging in racketeering activity, and collection of unlawful debts; to the prosecution and punishment of those offenses; and to civil remedies, including forfeiture and injunctive relief, for prohibited activities.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 796
69-0 (1985)
Author: Gilley, Smith
Relating to the creation of criminal offenses for using or investing income from organized crime or the collection of unlawful debt and for acquiring, maintaining, or conducting an enterprise through organized crime or the collection of an unlawful debt; providing investigative, injunctive, and forfeiture procedures and civil liability relating to those offenses; and revising procedures relating to the forfeiture of certain contraband.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to subcommittee
HB 1538
69-0 (1985)
Author: Polumbo, Anthony
Relating to revising the Penal Code provisions applicable to organized crime, including the definitions, elements, penalties, punishment, statue of limitations, and related procedures applicable to offenses involving organized crime, including the creation of new offenses involving the collection of an unlawful debt or the commission of multiple acts of criminal activity and designated as organized crime offenses; providing for the forfeiture of certain property in connection with organized crime, and for procedures related to that forfeiture; providing for injunctive and other relief in cases of organized crime; providing penalties.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to subcommittee
HB 1604
69-0 (1985)
Author: Wolens, Steven
Relating to creating offenses involving the collection of unlawful debt or the commission of multiple acts of criminal activity; providing investigative, injunctive, and forfeiture procedures and civil liability relating to those offenses.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to subcommittee
HCR 214
69-0 (1985)
Author: Polumbo, Anthony
Creating a special committee to study racketeering and organized crime.
House: Law Enforcement
Transferred to Calendars Committee
SB 888
69-0 (1985)
Author: Montford, John
Relating to revising the Penal Code provisions applicable to organized crime, including the definitions, elements, penalties, punishment, statute of limitations, and related procedures applicable to offenses involving organized crime, including the creation of new offenses involving the collection of an unlawful debt or the commission of multiple acts of criminal activity and designated as organized crime offenses; providing for the forfeiture of certain property in connection with organized crime, and for procedures related to that forfeiture; providing for injunctive and other relief in cases of organized crime; providing penalties.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
SB 889
69-0 (1985)
Author: Montford, John
Relating to the creation of criminal offenses for using or investing income from organized crime or the collection of an unlawful debt and for acquiring, maintaining, or conducting and enterprise through organized crime or the collection of an unlawful debt; providing investigative, injunctive, and forfeiture procedures and civil liability relating to those offenses; and revising procedures relating to the forfeiture of certain contraband.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 1943
68-0 (1983)
Author: Gilley, Smith
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for using or investing income from organized crime or the collection of an unlawful debt and for acquiring, maintaining, or conducting an enterprise through organized crime or the collection of an unlawful debt; providing investigative, injunctive, and forfeiture procedures and civil liability relating to those offenses.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Placed on daily General State Calendar
HB 21
67-0 (1981)
Author: Wright, BradSponsor: Meier, Bill
Relating to engaging in organized criminal activity concerning obscenity that includes sexual conduct by a child.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HB 37
67-0 (1981)
Author: Wallace III, Ralph
Relating to the offense of organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Coauthor authorized
SB 578
67-0 (1981)
Author: Meier, Bill
Amending Section 71.02(a), Penal Code, relating to engaging in organized criminal activity so as to extend its coverage to unlawful wholesale promotion, promotion, or possession of any obscene material or obscene device, and to any unlawful employment, authorization, or inducing of a child to engage in a sexual performance, or any unlawful producing, directing, or promoting a performance or obscene performance that includes sexual conduct by a child.
Senate: Jurisprudence
No action taken
HB 1748
66-0 (1979)
Author: Wallace III, Ralph
Relating to the offense of organized criminal activity.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Considered by committee in public hearing
HB 1798
66-0 (1979)
Author: Close, G.R. "Bob"
Relating to the protection of witnesses in organized crime prosecutions.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
HCR 98
66-0 (1979)
Author: Wallace III, RalphSponsor: Santiesteban, H.
Requesting Department of Public Safety to form a task force to study organized crime's link with pornography and child abuse.
House: Security & Sanctions Senate: Human Resources
Signed by the Governor
HB 749
65-0 (1977)
Author: Mayes, Ed
Relating to organized crime and the interception of communications in the investigation of organized crime; creating offenses and providing penalties.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Considered by committee in public hearing
SB 151
65-0 (1977)
Author: Meier, BillSponsor: Mayes, Ed
Relating to definition of "combination" and "conspires to commit" in relation to organized crime and to the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity; creating certain offenses; providing penalties and venue for prosecution; providing testimonial immunity; excluding certain defenses; providing a defense by renunciation.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective immediately
HB 419
63-0 (1973)
Author: Nowlin, James
Relating to the creation of a Citizen's Investigation Commission on Organized Crime; and declaring an emergency.
House: State Affairs
Considered in public hearing
HR 581
62-0 (1971)
Author: Hannah, John H.
Creating an interim committee to study organized crime in Texas.