Texas SB 1646: Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

Status: Effective immediately (as of 2025-05-30)

State: Texas · Session: 89R · Bill: SB 1646

Subjects: Crimes--Against Property (I0175), Criminal Procedure--General (I0208), PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION (V8707), PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251), RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205), SECONDHAND METAL (S0255), STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317), Utilities--General (I0830), Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)

Sponsors: Geren, Hefner, King, Lopez, Ray, Patterson, Rose, Flores, Hagenbuch

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