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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1379: Relating to the authority of a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department to enter private property.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1379 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the authority of a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department to enter private property. Primary sponsor: Wes Virdell (Republican), Joe Moody (Democratic), Cody Vasut (Republican), Briscoe Cain (Republican), Schatzline. It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wes VirdellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joe MoodyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
SchatzlinePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Terry MezaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source