House bill · 89R

HB 1347

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

Did not pass

Progress

187 days from first to latest action, across 27 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 15
Referred to committee
Mar 10
Heard in committee
Apr 22
Reported from committee
May 6
Passed first chamber
May 16
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 15, 2025

Passed 96–34

96 Yea

34 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 16, 2025

Passed 90–35

90 Yea

35 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 16, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 16, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 16, 2025 · House
Passed
May 16, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 16, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 16, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 16, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 15, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 15, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 15, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 10, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 9, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 9, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence
May 6, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 6, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence
Mar 10, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 10, 2025 · House
Filed
Nov 15, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred Mar 10, 2025 · heard Apr 22, 2025 · reported after 57 days
Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred May 21, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Aging Crimes: Against Persons: General Crimes: Against Persons: Sexual Disabilities, Persons with Minors: Crimes Against

Bill text

EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF

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SB 1212Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.	Angela PaxtonR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2761Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.	Linda GarciaD	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2593Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.	Will MetcalfR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 1778Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.	Senfronia ThompsonD	Became law	Became law	May 29, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3231Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.	Helen KerwinR	Reported from committee	Did not pass	May 15, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
HB 544Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual arising out of the same criminal episode.	Barbara Gervin-HawkinsD	Heard in committee	Did not pass	May 1, 2025Left pending in subcommittee