SB 1858: Hagenbuch’s bill defining law enforcement agency for vest grants

Caption

relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.

Summary

Independent school districts expressly count.

The bill adds a definition of "law enforcement agency" to the state's bulletproof vest and body armor grant program law. The definition covers state and local agencies allowed to employ peace officers and expressly includes independent school districts. School districts with their own police become eligible for body armor grants starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 112 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 112 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1858 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Sen. Brent HagenbuchRSenate 30

+ 3 coauthors

ITEM

relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.

WHAT IT DOES

Independent school districts expressly count.

The bill adds a definition of "law enforcement agency" to the state's bulletproof vest and body armor grant program law. The definition covers state and local agencies allowed to employ peace officers and expressly includes independent school districts. School districts with their own police become eligible for body armor grants starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 4, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 4, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
Apr 29, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 29, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 5, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 5, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 5, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 8, 2025Co-author authorized
May 8, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 12, 2025Co-author authorized
May 12, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 12, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 12, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 12, 2025Record vote
May 12, 2025Read 3rd time
May 12, 2025Passed
May 12, 2025Record vote
May 12, 2025Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025Received from the Senate
May 14, 2025Read first time
May 14, 2025Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
May 15, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 15, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 21, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 21, 2025Committee report distributed
May 22, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 23, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 25, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025Read 2nd time
May 27, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 27, 2025Record vote RV#3784
May 27, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025Read 3rd time
May 28, 2025Passed
May 28, 2025Record vote RV#3889
May 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025House passage reported
May 28, 2025Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 132 yea · 9 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 12, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brent Hagenbuch

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50K Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC$25KJohn Kleinheinz$25,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010787, 101032653.

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC$25,000.00

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101058859.

John Kleinheinz$25,000.00

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010787, 101032653.

×

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101058859.

Votes5

House May 28, 2025

Yea: 132
Nay: 9
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 1
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3889

SB 1858 was passed by (Record 3889): 132 Yeas, 9 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 132 (published)
Nay: 9 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 27, 2025

Yea: 133
Nay: 5
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 7
Excused: 3

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3784

SB 1858 was passed to third reading by (Record 3784): 133 Yeas, 5 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 133 (published)
Nay: 5 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

GutierrezExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

GutierrezExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Hagenbuch moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1858 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

GutierrezExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses13

For: 11
Against: 1
On: 1

Names

For

City of Austin1 registration
City of Corpus Christi1 registration
City of Fort Worth1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Dallas Police Association1 registration
Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
SHERIFFS’ Association of Texas1 registration
Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
Texas Police Chiefs Association1 registration

Against

Self1 registration

On

Self1 registration

Sources

13 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 4, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Molly CookDSenate 15

Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

Phil KingRSenate 10

Companion

HB 529 by Bumgarner (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Intergovernmental Relations

Law Enforcement

Political Subdivisions

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Text

The text as introduced · 112 words

89R3004 AMF-D

By: Hagenbuch
S.B. No. 1858

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor

grant program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 772.0075(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) In this section :

(1) "Criminal [ , "criminal ] justice division" means

the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the

state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state

authorized by law to employ peace officers, including an

independent school district.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet PAC

House May 28, 2025

House May 27, 2025

Senate May 12, 2025

Senate May 12, 2025

Senate May 12, 2025

For

Against

On

Companion