CS/SB 1168: Installation or Use of Tracking Devices or Applications
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Leek
Installation or Use of Tracking Devices or Applications; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for a person who, to commit or facilitate the commission of a dangerous crime, knowingly installs or places a tracking device or tracking application on another person’s property without consent or uses such a device or application to determine a person’s or their property’s location or movement without consent, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/29/2025 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2025 Senate • Filed
3/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/19/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/24/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/24/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/25/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 385
• Read 3rd time -SJ 385
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 385
• Immediately certified -SJ 392
4/9/2025 House • In Messages
4/28/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/29/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
4/29/2025 Senate • Ordered enrolled
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CS/SB 1168, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2025 at 9:23 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 663 (c1) Use of Tracking Devices or Applications to Commit Dangerous Crimes Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1168 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 934.425 Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 1168, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/25/2025 at 4:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 663 (c1) Use of Tracking Devices or Applications to Commit Dangerous Crimes Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1168
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/1/2025 9:00 AM Rules 25 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/9/2025 4:05 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/29/2025 2:36 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 934.425 Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 1168, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2025 at 1:01 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 663 (c1) Use of Tracking Devices or Applications to Commit Dangerous Crimes Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/29/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 1168
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 729004 - Amendment
Delete lines 27 - 30 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Leek)3/21/2025
10:01 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/25/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 3/11/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/24/2025 4:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 934.425 Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. Page 1 (pdf)