CS/CS/SB 536: Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Criminal Justice, Martin

Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revising the definition of the term “criminal gang member”; defining the term “gang-related language”, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/26/2026 01:18 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 429 (er) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Ordered enrolled	Identical

• Analyses (3)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)   3/3/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  3/2/2026 12:00 PM	S 536	Fiscal Policy	12 Yeas - 6 Nays

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  823.05	Places and groups engaged in certain activities declared a nuisance; abatement and enjoinment.	Page 3 (pdf)
  874.03	Definitions.	Page 1 (pdf)
  921.141	Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence.	Page 3 (pdf)
  951.23	County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/17/2025	S	• Filed
  12/1/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/12/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
  1/13/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Introduced • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  1/14/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2/20/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/25/2026	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
  2/26/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
  3/2/2026	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6
  3/3/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/5/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  3/10/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 733 • Substituted CS/HB 429 -SJ 733 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 429 -SJ 733