Bill
SB 1646
Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.
89th Legislature (2025)
Introduced by Charlie Geren and 5 co-sponsors
Texas criminalizes copper/brass theft with enhanced penalties and requires recyclers to implement training and tracking for these materials to combat infrastructure theft.
Effective immediately
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