CS/SB 1732: Criminal Justice
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Arrington
Criminal Justice; Providing criminal penalties for persons who commit any act that causes, tends to cause, encourages, or contributes to a child committing offenses of specified severities; providing criminal penalties for an adult who causes or entices a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor commits, a specified violation of law relating to animal cruelty, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 3/26/2025 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/26/2025 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Agriculture; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/13/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/20/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Agriculture
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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CS/SB 1732, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2025 at 2:15 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1395 Animal Cruelty Offenses López Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.201 Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse; required reports of death; reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior. Page 54 (pdf) 90.4025 Admissibility of paternity determination in certain criminal prosecutions. Page 55 (pdf) 382.356 Protocol for sharing certain birth certificate information. Page 55 (pdf) 409.2355 Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16. Page 55 (pdf) 742.107 Determining paternity of child with mother under 16 years of age when impregnated. Page 56 (pdf) 827.04 Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty. Page 1 (pdf) 827.12 Page 3 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 1732, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 12:25 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1395 Animal Cruelty Offenses López Similar Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 864118 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Arrington)3/17/2025
9:50 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/18/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/18/2025 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 827.12 Page 1 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 1 (pdf)