Rep. Andy Hopper — Vehicle Watch

▸HB 1944

Protection of officers engaged in investigation of election offenses.

RPT - election integrity Election Code § 273.001 2 vehicles

Elections
Referred Mar 14, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
SB 2974 Senate	4.0	Election marshals must be TCOLE peace officers with SOS election-law training and are assigned Election Code violations.	89R Senate elections / enforcement cluster.
HB 5115 House	3.0	Tougher penalties for election fraud. Same Election Code crime neighborhood.	89R election-penalty set.

▸HB 2332

“CERTIFIED TEXAN” designator on a DPS license or ID issued to a U.S. citizen, and use of that credential in certain election processes.

RPT - election integrity Transportation Code ch. 521; Election Code §§ 13.002, 63.0101, 84.002 3 vehicles

Elections
Referred Mar 14, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
SB 144 Senate	4.8	Senate voter-ID bill amending the same § 63.0101 DPS-credential list.	Filed / referred on the ID list.
HB 2738 House	4.2	Amends Election Code § 63.0101 acceptable photo-ID list, including the DPS driver license.	Referred; did not become the license-face stamp.
HB 892 House	3.0	Proof of citizenship to register. Can carry the registration half, not the ch. 521 stamp.	Referred to Elections; tied to a constitutional amendment.

▸HB 2333

Statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including felony offenses relating to an election conducted in this state.

RPT - election integrity Code of Criminal Procedure / Election Code limitations 1 vehicle

House floor
Postponed May 15, 2025.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 5115 House	3.0	Election-fraud penalties. Same crime family; different act than the limitations period.	89R election-penalty set.

▸HB 3936

Cancellation of all voter registrations following each presidential election, with conforming registration and maintenance changes.

RPT - election integrity Election Code voter registration / roll maintenance 1 vehicle

Elections
Referred Mar 27, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 892 House	3.0	Citizenship-to-register vehicle. Same roll-quality neighborhood, not a post-presidential purge.	Referred to Elections.

▸HB 4705

Prosecution of certain election offenses.

RPT - election integrity Election Code prosecution authority 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Referred Apr 3, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
SB 2974 Senate	3.0	Statewide election-enforcement officers assigned to Election Code violations.	89R Senate elections / enforcement cluster.

▸HB 4728

Elimination of electronic poll lists and the countywide polling place program; required use of hand-marked paper ballots.

RPT - election integrity Election Code administration / ballots 1 vehicle

Elections
Referred Apr 3, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
SB 144 Senate	2.0	Live Senate elections bill. Weak mechanism match - ID list, not paper ballots.	Filed / referred.

▸HJR 189

Constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

RPT - election integrity Texas Constitution; election-offense prosecution 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Referred Apr 2, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4705 House	3.0	Statutory election-prosecution bill in the same authority neighborhood. Cannot carry a constitutional amendment.	Referred to State Affairs.

▸HB 1303

Criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien; enforcement and increased penalties.

RPT - border security Penal / immigration-enforcement offenses 1 vehicle

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Referred Mar 10, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
SB 659 Senate	3.0	Senate smuggling rewrite, Penal Code § 20.05. Adjacent border-crime host, not the entry offense itself.	Criminal Justice committee substitute in 89R.

▸HB 1391

Prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increased penalties; parole changes.

RPT - border security Penal Code trafficking / sexual offenses 1 vehicle

Homeland Security (subcommittee)
Referred to subcommittee Mar 25, 2025.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 3231 House	4.0	Trafficking prosecution and punishment; Hopper joint author. Closest live trafficking host.	Placed on General State Calendar May 15, 2025.

▸HB 2327

Extends the title of “veteran” to those who served in the Texas State Guard 184 days or more defending the Texas-Mexico border.

RPT - border security State military / veteran status 1 vehicle

Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Referred. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4914 House	3.0	Reorganizes the Texas Military Department and State Guard. Same force, different act.	Hearing Apr 30, 2025; left pending.

▸HB 4712

Requires the Comptroller to provide an annual report on the fiscal impact on Texas of illegal immigration.

RPT - border security Comptroller reporting 1 vehicle

State Affairs / Ways & Means neighborhood
Filed in 89R. Died without passage.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4857 House	3.0	Fiscal Risk Management Commission; Comptroller reporting on federal financial impact. Same report mechanism, different subject.	Filed in 89R.

▸HB 4716

Expands Attorney General authority to prosecute NGOs facilitating illegal immigration.

RPT - border security AG prosecution / NGO facilitation 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Filed in 89R. Died without passage.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4705 House	3.0	AG / DA election-prosecution vehicle. Same extra-territorial prosecutor idea, different offense.	Referred to State Affairs.

▸HB 4914

Reorganizes the Texas Military Department by separating the Texas State Guard into a state-controlled force that can be expanded to secure the border.

RPT - border security Texas Military Department / State Guard 2 vehicles

State Affairs
Hearing Apr 30, 2025. Left pending.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 2329 House	3.8	Commander-in-chief succession for state military forces. Same civil-control of the Guard.	Referred to State Affairs Mar 14, 2025.
HB 1305 House	3.2	Adjutant General qualifications. Same military-department statute family.	Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs subcommittee Mar 10, 2025.

▸HB 2331

Prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons when the federal government refuses.

RPT - federal overreach Penal Code § 20.05 1 vehicle

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Referred Mar 14, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
SB 659 Senate	5.0	Direct Senate rewrite of Penal Code § 20.05 smuggling. Closest same-act host in either chamber.	Criminal Justice committee substitute in 89R.

▸HB 1305

Qualifications for appointment as adjutant general — Governor selects without deferring to federal criteria.

RPT - federal overreach Texas military / adjutant general 2 vehicles

Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Referred Mar 10, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4914 House	4.0	State Guard / Military Department reorganization. Same department, live hearing.	Hearing Apr 30, 2025; left pending.
HB 2329 House	3.0	Commander-in-chief succession. Same civil-authority statute family.	Referred to State Affairs.

▸HB 2329

Line of succession of individuals to serve as commander-in-chief of the state military forces.

RPT - federal overreach State military command / civil authority 2 vehicles

State Affairs
Referred Mar 14, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4914 House	4.0	Guard reorganization bill that actually got a hearing.	Left pending Apr 30, 2025.
HB 1305 House	3.0	Adjutant General appointment. Same command statute family.	Referred to subcommittee.

▸HB 1982

Limitations on federal authority and federal agents in this state, including licensure of federal agents and special procedures for executing federal warrants.

RPT - federal overreach Federal agents / warrants / TCOLE 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Referred Mar 14, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 3932 House	4.0	Unlawful federal searches and seizures. Same sheriff-gate on federal force.	Referred to State Affairs Mar 27, 2025.

▸HB 3932

Creating the criminal offense of unlawful federal searches and seizures.

RPT - federal overreach Federal searches / sheriff approval 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Referred Mar 27, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 1982 House	4.0	Federal-agent licensure and warrant procedures. Same legal act family.	Referred to State Affairs Mar 14, 2025.

▸HB 1725

Applicability of certain federal environmental regulations to motor vehicles manufactured, sold, and operated exclusively in this state.

RPT - federal overreach In-state motor vehicles / federal environmental regs 3 vehicles

State Affairs
Referred Mar 14, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 2440 House	4.0	Transportation Code ch. 750. Bars a state agency or the SIP from restricting sale or use of a motor vehicle by energy source.	Enrolled; effective Sep 1, 2025.
SB 381 Senate	3.8	Senate bill in the same vehicle-hardware cluster.	89R Senate file.
HB 1074 House	3.2	Remote vehicle-disabling limits on vehicles sold or registered in Texas.	89R vehicle-tech cluster.

▸HB 4857

Creates the Texas Fiscal Risk Management Commission; Comptroller reports on the financial impact of the federal government on Texas.

RPT - federal overreach Comptroller / federal fiscal impact 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Filed in 89R. Died without passage.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 4712 House	3.0	Comptroller annual report on the fiscal impact of illegal immigration. Same report vehicle, different subject.	Filed in 89R.

▸HB 3933

Prohibiting adoption or enforcement of certain federal emissions regulations during a declared emergency; civil penalty.

RPT - electric grid Federal emissions / emergency 1 vehicle

State Affairs
Referred Mar 27, 2025. Died in committee.

Host	Score	Why	Bill Status
HB 1725 House	3.0	Federal environmental regs on in-state vehicles. Same EPA-nonenforcement neighborhood, different emergency trigger.	Referred to State Affairs.