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HB3552Introduced in the House

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

Introduced

Introduced by Cole Hefner, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

Where it stands

Laid on the table subject to call

May 14, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Committee substitute considered in committee

  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Committee substitute considered in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Vote reconsidered in committee

  13. Reported favorably as substituted

  14. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  15. Committee report distributed

  16. Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. Considered in Calendars

  18. Placed on General State Calendar

  19. Companion considered in lieu of CSSB 1646

  20. Laid on the table subject to call

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