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Texas Senate Bill SB1054
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1054

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Caption

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas equipment theft.

Impact

If enacted, SB1054 would implement structured penalties for the entity of oil and gas equipment theft, categorizing offenses based on the value of the stolen items. This reclassification aims to deter potential thefts by introducing stringent sentences, with penalties ranging from state jail felonies for lower-value thefts to first-degree felonies for thefts exceeding $300,000. The approach reflects a legislative intent to safeguard the state's energy assets by emphasizing the severity of these offenses, thereby aiming to bolster law enforcement efforts in this sector.

Summary

Senate Bill 1054 seeks to establish a specific criminal offense for the theft of oil and gas equipment, addressing a growing concern over offenses related to the energy sector in Texas. The bill modifies Section 31.19 of the Penal Code to include provisions for the unlawful appropriation of not only petroleum products but also a variety of oil and gas equipment, elucidating the definitions and criteria for what constitutes this equipment. This expansion highlights the critical need for protective measures in an industry that is vital to the state's economy.

Contention

While the bill seeks to strengthen protections against theft in the oil and gas industry, there may be concerns regarding its enforcement and the potential for increased criminalization of acts associated with the oil and gas fields. Stakeholders in the industry could question the practicality of enforcement mechanisms and their implications on local businesses. Moreover, the bill implies a robust legislative stance towards theft in crucial economic sectors, which could invoke discussions on resource allocation for enforcement and potential rise in criminal penalties that some may view as excessive.

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Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

TX SB1806

Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

TX HB3707

Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

TX HB48

Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

TX HB3035

Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.

TX HB3552

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

TX SB1300

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

TX SB477

To Create The Offense Of Theft Of Equipment Rental Services.

TX SB509

To Create The Offense Of Theft Of Equipment Rental Services.

TX SB36

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.

TX HB3167

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

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