Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties.
Bill overview
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties.
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 1160 was a House-passed proposal to strengthen criminal protections for utility employees and agents by increasing penalties for certain assaults and harassment and expanding interference-with-public-duties rules. The Senate did not pass HB 1160 itself.
What would change
The House proposal would have treated qualifying assaults against on-duty utility workers more severely, enhanced harassment penalties in specified circumstances and brought interference with utility-worker duties into the public-duties offense framework.
Who may be affected
Electric, gas, telecommunications, cable and pipeline workers, utilities, law-enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts and communities relying on restoration of critical services.
When it would take effect
HB 1160 did not take effect because the Senate did not pass it. However, overlapping utility-worker protections were separately enacted through SB 482, which became effective September 1, 2025.
Limits and uncertainty
This page describes failed HB 1160, not the operative text of SB 482. Readers evaluating current criminal penalties for conduct against utility workers should use the enacted SB 482 law because its final language controls.
Editorial sources and review notes
Official HB 1160 text/analysis and production lifecycle data reviewed. HB 1160 failed in Senate; related SB 482 became law effective September 1, 2025.
Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.
Current status
Passed
Referred to Criminal Justice
Latest official action
Referred to Criminal Justice
May 7, 2025 · house
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Committee history
- Criminal Jurisprudence
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- Criminal Justice
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Legislative timeline
Referred to Criminal Justice
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