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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 988: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 988 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station. Primary sponsor: Paul Bettencourt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul BettencourtPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
  2. Considered in formal meeting
  3. Left pending in committee
  4. Considered in formal meeting
  5. Left pending in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  8. Read first time
  9. Received from the Senate
  10. Reported engrossed
  11. Record vote
  12. Passed

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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