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SB2580 • 2025

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hancock
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3367

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  11. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  12. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3291

  15. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  25. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  27. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  40. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  41. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  42. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  46. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  49. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  50. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2580 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2580

AN ACT

relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office

or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation

and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 18B.001(4), Code of Criminal Procedure,

is amended to read as follows:

(4) "Designated law enforcement office or agency"

means:

(A) the sheriff's department of a county with a

population of
500,000
[
3.3 million
] or more;

(B) a police department in a municipality with a

population of 200,000 or more;

(C) the office of inspector general of the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice; or

(D) the office of inspector general of the Texas

Juvenile Justice Department.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2580 passed the Senate on

May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2580 passed the House on

May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 2, one

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor