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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3498: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a retail establishment employee.

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 3498 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a retail establishment employee. Primary sponsor: Cook. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Referred directly to subcommittee by chair.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
CookPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 directly to subcommittee by chair
  2. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  3. Read first time
  4. Filed

Sources

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