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CS/CS/SB 536: Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Martin

Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revising the definition of the term “criminal gang member”; defining the term “gang-related language”, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 2/26/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/12/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
1/13/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Introduced
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/25/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
2/26/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time