HB 3025 88-0 (2023)
Author: Vasut, Cody | et. al.Sponsor: Middleton, Mayes
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and interference with child custody.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/23
| BIANCA'S LAW | CHILD CUSTODY | Crimes--Against Persons--General | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 3587 86-0 (2019)
Author: Hunter, Todd
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping; creating a criminal offense.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee report sent to Calendars
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
SB 1729 86-0 (2019)
Author: Huffman, Joan
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping; creating a criminal offense.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
SB 2403 86-0 (2019)
Author: Menéndez, José
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of aggravated kidnapping.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual | Criminal Procedure--General | KIDNAPPING | STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
HB 415 85-0 (2017)
Author: Minjarez, Ina | et. al.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Placed on General State Calendar
| Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual | KIDNAPPING
HB 1503 85-0 (2017)
Author: Frullo, John | et. al.Sponsor: Huffman, Joan
Relating to the reporting of attempted child abductions.
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/17
| Criminal Procedure--General | KIDNAPPING | Law Enforcement | Minors--Health & Safety | MISSING CHILDREN | MISSING CHILDREN & PERSONS INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
HB 3562 85-0 (2017)
Author: Swanson, Valoree
Relating to authorizing the foster parent of a foster child to take certain actions to protect the child from violence and kidnapping.
House: Human Services
Referred to Human Services
| CHANGED & ASSUMED NAMES | FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF | Family--Child Protection | Family--Family Violence | FOSTER CARE | KIDNAPPING
SB 688 85-0 (2017)
Author: Uresti, Carlos
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual | KIDNAPPING
HB 3751 84-0 (2015)
Author: Herrero, Abel
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping; creating an offense.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Placed on General State Calendar
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
SB 614 84-0 (2015)
Author: Burton, Konni
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated kidnapping; creating an offense.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 1677 83-0 (2013)
Author: Frullo, John
Relating to reports of missing children or attempted child abductions and to education and training for peace officers regarding missing or exploited children.
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
Left pending in committee
| Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual | KIDNAPPING | Law Enforcement | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS & EDUCATION, COMMN. ON | Minors--Crimes Against | MISSING CHILDREN | PEACE OFFICERS | PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
SB 742 83-0 (2013)
Author: Carona, JohnSponsor: Frullo, John
Relating to reports of missing children, missing persons, or attempted child abductions and to education and training for peace officers regarding missing or exploited children.
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/13
| Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual | KIDNAPPING | Law Enforcement | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS & EDUCATION, COMMN. ON | Minors--Crimes Against | MISSING CHILDREN | PEACE OFFICERS | PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
SB 1470 83-0 (2013)
Author: Davis, Wendy
Relating to the statute of limitations on prosecution of the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping of a minor.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Criminal Procedure--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against | STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
HB 1075 82-0 (2011)
Author: Anderson, Rodney | et. al.Sponsor: Davis, Wendy | et. al.
Relating to an alert for a missing person with an intellectual disability.
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
Effective on 9/1/11
| ALERT SYSTEM | INCAPACITATED PERSONS | KIDNAPPING | Law Enforcement | Minors--Crimes Against | MISSING PERSONS | PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
HB 1207 82-0 (2011)
Author: Davis, Sarah | et. al.
Relating to adoption of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence
Referred to Jurisprudence
| Courts--General | DIGITAL SIGNATURES | Family--Child Protection | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against | UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT
HB 1345 82-0 (2011)
Author: Veasey, Marc
Relating to the statute of limitations on prosecution of the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping of a minor.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Criminal Procedure--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 2662 82-0 (2011)
Author: Hochberg, Scott | et. al.Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
Relating to the criteria for determining whether a child is a missing child.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/11
| Criminal Procedure--General | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 3439 82-0 (2011)
Author: Raymond, Richard PenaSponsor: Rodríguez, José
Relating to missing children; providing a criminal penalty.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective on 9/1/11
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | MISSING CHILDREN | MISSING PERSONS
HB 3385 81-0 (2009)
Author: Coleman, Garnet | et. al.Sponsor: Hegar, Glenn
Relating to the activation of the statewide alert system for abducted children.
House: Public Safety Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective immediately
| ALERT SYSTEM | Criminal Procedure--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
SB 491 81-0 (2009)
Author: West, Royce | et. al.Sponsor: Alonzo, Roberto
Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence
Placed on General State Calendar
| Family--Child Protection | Family--Family Violence | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 2770 80-0 (2007)
Author: Eiland, CraigSponsor: Wentworth, Jeff
Relating to adoption of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.
House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Senate: Jurisprudence
Committee report printed and distributed
| CHILD CUSTODY | Family--Child Protection | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT
SB 956 80-0 (2007)
Author: West, Royce | et. al.Sponsor: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.
House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Senate: Jurisprudence
Placed on General State Calendar
| CHILD CUSTODY | Family--Family Violence | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 1388 79-0 (2005)
Author: Leibowitz, David | et. al.
Relating to the punishment of the offense of assault committed by a person against the person's family or household members.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee report sent to Calendars
| CHILD ABUSE | Crimes--Against Persons--General | Family--Family Violence | KIDNAPPING | SEXUAL ASSAULT
HB 2159 79-0 (2005)
Author: Nixon, Joe
Relating to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which an international parental child abduction risk factor is present or an international parental child abduction prevention measure has been taken.
House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Placed on General State Calendar
| Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 59 78-0 (2003)
Author: Wise, Miguel | et. al.Sponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia
Relating to the offense of aggravated kidnapping, the punishment for the offense of kidnapping, and the definition of and punishment for the offense of trafficking in persons.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Vetoed by the Governor
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 63 78-0 (2003)
Author: Wise, Miguel | et. al.
Relating to the prosecution of, the punishment for, and venue in the prosecution of certain offenses involving the abduction of or interference with the custody of children.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| CHILD CUSTODY | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 1101 78-0 (2003)
Author: Capelo, Jaime
Relating to the punishment for the offense of kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 1401 78-0 (2003)
Author: Goolsby, TonySponsor: Carona, John
Relating to the implementation of Amber Alert or another system for publicly disseminating emergency information about abducted children by the Texas Lottery Commission.
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures Senate: Government Organization
Effective on 9/1/03
| ALERT SYSTEM | Amusements, Games, Sports | Crime Prevention | KIDNAPPING | LOTTERIES | LOTTERY COMMISSION, TEXAS | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 1899 78-0 (2003)
Author: Nixon, Joe | et. al.Sponsor: Nelson, Jane
Relating to the prevention of the international abduction of a child by a parent of the child.
House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective immediately
| Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
SB 57 78-0 (2003)
Author: Zaffirini, Judith | et. al.Sponsor: Driver, Joe
Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for abducted children.
House: Law Enforcement Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective immediately
| ALERT SYSTEM | Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING | Law Enforcement | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 32 78-1 (2003)
Author: Wise, Miguel | et. al.
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 39 78-2 (2003)
Author: Wise, Miguel
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 60 78-3 (2003)
Author: Wise, Miguel
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 141 77-0 (2001)
Author: Wise, MiguelSponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Vetoed by the Governor
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 220 77-0 (2001)
Author: Wise, Miguel
Relating to the prosecution of, the punishment for, and venue in the prosecution of certain offenses involving the abduction of or interference with the custody of children.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| CHILD CUSTODY | Criminal Procedure--General | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 1655 77-0 (2001)
Author: Talton, Robert
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with child custody.
House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Left pending in committee
| CHILD CUSTODY | Crimes--Miscellaneous | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 158 76-0 (1999)
Author: Wise, Miguel | et. al.
Relating to recovery or possession of or access to certain children and to the offenses of interference with child custody, agreement to abduct from custody, and enticing a child.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| CHILD CUSTODY | Crimes--Miscellaneous | KIDNAPPING
HB 286 76-0 (1999)
Author: Wise, Miguel | et. al.
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 288 76-0 (1999)
Author: Wise, Miguel | et. al.
Relating to the prosecution of, the punishment for, and venue in the prosecution of the offenses of interference with child custody, agreement to abduct from custody, and enticing a child.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| CHILD CUSTODY | Crime Victims Compensation | Crimes--Against Persons--General | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 291 76-0 (1999)
Author: Wise, Miguel
Relating to instruction concerning child safety issues for public school students.
House: Public Education
Left pending in committee
| CHILD ABUSE | Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum | Education--Primary & Secondary--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Health & Safety | Safety
HB 302 76-0 (1999)
Author: Wise, MiguelSponsor: Jackson, Mike
Relating to mandatory restitution in offenses involving the abduction of or interference with the custody of children.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/99
| CHILD CUSTODY | Crime Victims Compensation | Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING
HB 1428 76-0 (1999)
Author: Staples, ToddSponsor: Shapiro, Florence
Relating to the prosecution of and the punishment for the offense of unlawful restraint.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/99
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against | Minors--General
HB 2879 76-0 (1999)
Author: Chavez, NormaSponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot
Relating to creating an offense for transporting an individual under certain circumstances.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Criminal Justice
Effective on 9/1/99
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Crimes--Miscellaneous | KIDNAPPING
HB 2371 75-0 (1997)
Author: Wise, Miguel
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons | KIDNAPPING
HB 2378 75-0 (1997)
Author: Wise, Miguel
Relating to mandatory restitution in offenses involving the abduction of or interference with the custody of children.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crime Victims Compensation | Crimes--Against Persons | KIDNAPPING | Minors
HCR 34 75-0 (1997)
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
Urging the State Bar of Texas to develop model parental abduction charging and sentencing guidelines.
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
| Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | Resolutions--Legislative Policy | STATE BAR OF TEXAS
SB 1039 73-0 (1993)
Author: Shelley, Dan
Relating to the punishment for the offenses of false imprisonment, kidnapping, and aggravated kidnapping and to the definition of deadly force as it relates to those offenses.
Senate: Criminal Justice
Referred to Criminal Justice
| Crimes--Against Persons | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 247 71-0 (1989)
Author: Repp, Glenn
Relating to kidnapping and to aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
No action taken in subcommittee
| Crimes--Against Persons | KIDNAPPING | Minors
HB 25 70-0 (1987)
Author: Roberts, Ted
Relating to punishment for the offense of kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to subcommittee
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 113 70-0 (1987)
Author: Collazo, Jr., FrankSponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
Relating to the revocation of the license of a security officer who abducts a child and to the offenses of agreement to abduct a child from custody and interference with child custody.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence Senate: Jurisprudence
Effective on 9/1/87
| CHILD CUSTODY | Family--Child Protection | KIDNAPPING | Law Enforcement | Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions
HB 757 70-0 (1987)
Author: Hilbert, Paul
Relating to the activities of private investigators, the protection and custody of children who are subjects of certain court orders, and the creation of the offense of agreeing to abduct a child from custody.
House: Public Safety
Referred to subcommittee
| Family--Child Protection | KIDNAPPING | PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES
HB 2596 70-0 (1987)
Author: Hollowell, Bill
Relating to punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Placed on General State Calendar
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
SB 712 70-0 (1987)
Author: Henderson, Don
Relating to the activities of private investigators, the protection and custody of children who are the subjects of certain court orders, and to the creation of the offense of agreeing to abduct a child from custody.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Referred to Jurisprudence
| CHILD CUSTODY | Family--Child Protection | KIDNAPPING
HB 8 70-2 (1987)
Author: Hollowell, Bill
Relating to the punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 834 69-0 (1985)
Author: Roberts, Ted
Relating to punishment for the offense of kidnapping.
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
Referred to subcommittee
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 2263 69-0 (1985)
Author: Hilbert, Paul
Relating to the activities of private investigators and the protection and custody of children who are the subjects of certain court orders and to the creation of the offense of agreeing to abduct a child from custody.
House: Law Enforcement
1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
| Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against | PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES
SB 1206 69-0 (1985)
Author: Henderson, Don
Relating to the activities of private investigators and the protection and custody of children who are the subjects of certain court orders.
Senate: Jurisprudence
Referred to Jurisprudence
| Family--Parent & Child | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against | PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES
HB 597 57-0 (1961)
Author: Cotten, James M. | et. al.
Relating to amending the Penal Code providing additional acts which shall constitute the offense of kidnaping, providing a penalty.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
SB 259 57-0 (1961)
Author: Gonzalez, Henry Barbosa
Relating to amending the Penal Code to provide additional acts which shall constitute the offense of kidnapping, providing a penalty therefor, providing for additional penalties, providing for venue, providing for exceptions.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
HB 166 57-1 (1961)
Author: Barlow, James E. | et. al.
Relating to amending a certain Article of the Penal Code of Texas to provide additional acts which shall constitute the offense of kidnapping; providing a penalty therefor; providing for additional penalties.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
HB 327 51-0 (1949)
Author: Morrison, Jr., John E. "Jack" | et. al.
Relating to repealing a previous Act, an article of the Penal Code relating to kidnapping and abduction.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING
HB 116 46-0 (1939)
Author: Harrell, Eugene F.
Relating to amending a certain Article of the Texas State Penal Code; defining kidnapping as a felony punishable by death.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
SB 36 43-1 (1933)
Author: Woodruff, Henry Grady
Relating to defining the offense of kidnapping for extortion, ransom or robbery so as to provide for capital punishment regardless of whether the person kidnapped, detained or enticed away is returned by the defendant without serious bodily injury.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
HB 244 42-0 (1931)
Author: Petsch, Alfred P.C. | et. al.
Relating to defining the offense of kidnapping for extortion, ransom or robbery and prescribing the punishment.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | EXTORTION | KIDNAPPING
SB 87 41-0 (1929)
Author: Woodward, Walter Calisto | et. al.
Relating to amending the law relating to kidnapping.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
HB 262 40-0 (1927)
Author: Smith, R. R.
Relating to further defining the offense of kidnapping and fixing a punishment.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
HB 642 38-0 (1923)
Author: Frnka, Joseph V.
Relating to defining the offense of kidnapping and abducting of persons for certain purposes.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | KIDNAPPING
SB 230 37-0 (1921)
Author: Hertzberg, Harry
Relating to punishment for kidnapping and providing where minors under 17 years of age are kidnapped the punishment be made a capital felony.
| Crimes--Against Persons--General | Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment | KIDNAPPING | Minors--Crimes Against
