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House bill · 89R

HB 1552

Relating to changing the name of the offense of child pornography to child sexual abuse material and to updating references to conform to that terminology.

Did not pass

Progress

143 days from first to latest action, across 25 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 9

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 12

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 1

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 8

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 30

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateJanFebMarAprMay

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 · Apr 29, 2025

Passed 144–0

144 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 143–0

143 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  2. Read first time

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  3. Received from the House

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  4. Reported engrossed

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  6. Record vote

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  7. Passed

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  8. Read 3rd time

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  11. Passed to engrossment

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  12. Read 2nd time

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  13. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  14. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  15. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  16. Committee report distributed

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  17. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  18. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  19. Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  20. Left pending in committee

    Apr 1, 2025 · House

  21. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 1, 2025 · House

  22. Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 1, 2025 · House

  23. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  24. Read first time

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  25. Filed

    Dec 9, 2024 · House

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

Crimes: Against Persons: SexualMinors: Crimes Against

Bill text

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HB 3133Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.Salman BhojaniDBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1212Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.Angela PaxtonRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
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