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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees."
+description: "Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "89R"
+identifier: "HB 654"
+citation: "Texas HB 654 (89R)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ASP-MORGAN ACT (PT3E6)", "Courts--General (I0160)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMISSION (V1564)", "Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing (I0560)", "Parks & Wildlife--Licenses (I0565)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Leo Wilson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-11-12"
+last_action: "2025-06-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b880dcf-2e6b-4306-8fa1-ff7e0f896719"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 654.xml"
+source_hash: "7a55a57f902040baed545ce853445745e578f956da70655591e1b9c52f9da39f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 654 (89R) — Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00654I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00654E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00654H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00654S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00654F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **134–2** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **145–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Leo Wilson — primary (person)
+- Harris Davila — cosponsor (person)
+- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2025-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-04** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-03-20** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2025-03-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2025-04-03** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-04-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2025-04-03** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2025-04-09** Committee report distributed
+- **2025-04-10** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2025-04-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2025-04-25** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2025-04-25** Withdrawn from calendar (contested) `withdrawal`
+- **2025-04-25** Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
+- **2025-04-25** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2025-04-25** Transferred to Calendars Committee
+- **2025-04-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2025-04-25** Considered in Calendars
+- **2025-04-29** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2025-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-29** Passed to engrossment
+- **2025-04-29** Record vote
+- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-30** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-04-30** Record vote
+- **2025-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-30** Reported engrossed
+- **2025-04-30** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2025-05-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-05-01** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-22** Posting rule suspended
+- **2025-05-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2025-05-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-05-23** Vote taken in committee
+- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
+- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
+- **2025-05-28** Record vote
+- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-05-28** Record vote
+- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
+- **2025-05-29** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b880dcf-2e6b-4306-8fa1-ff7e0f896719`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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