Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 76-3)

Status: (Passed) 2023-11-21 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6, 2024 [SB4 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Peter Flores [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Paul Bettencourt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Brian Birdwell [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cesar Blanco [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Donna Campbell [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Creighton [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bob Hall [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Joan Huffman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bryan Hughes [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Phil King [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Tan Parker [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Angela Paxton [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Perry [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Charles Schwertner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kevin Sparks [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Drew Springer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ryan Guillen [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Eddie Morales [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Janie Lopez [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Richard Raymond [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Justin Holland [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephen Allison [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-121	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charles Anderson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Trent Ashby [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ernest Bailes [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Bell [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Greg Bonnen [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brad Buckley [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ben Bumgarner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-063	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dewayne Burns [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dustin Burrows [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Briscoe Cain [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-128	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Giovanni Capriglione [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Travis Clardy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Cook [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charles Cunningham [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-127	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Drew Darby [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jay Dean [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mano DeAyala [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-133	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Frederick Frazier [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stan Gerdes [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charlie Geren [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-099	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Craig Goldman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-097	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sam Harless [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-126	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Caroline Harris [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-052	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cody Harris [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cole Hefner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lacey Hull [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-138	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Todd Hunter [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carrie Isaac [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-073	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ken King [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-088	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Kuempel [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stan Lambert [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-071	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brooks Landgraf [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeff Leach [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terri Leo-Wilson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative J.M. Lozano [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Metcalf [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Candy Noble [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tom Oliverson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-130	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelia Orr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jared Patterson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-106	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dennis Paul [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-129	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Glenn Rogers [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nate Schatzline [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-093	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matthew Shaheen [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hugh Shine [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Shelby Slawson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Reggie Smith [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-062	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Smithee [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-086	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Spiller [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-068	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lynn Stucky [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-064	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Valoree Swanson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-150	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carl Tepper [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kronda Thimesch [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steve Toth [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ellen Troxclair [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cody Vasut [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terry Wilson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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