House bill · 89R

HB 1777

Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.

Did not pass

Progress

124 days from first to latest action, across 30 recorded actions.

Filed
Jan 8
Referred to committee
Mar 14
Heard in committee
Apr 23
Reported from committee
Apr 30
Passed first chamber
May 10
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 9, 2025

Passed 118–4

118 Yea

4 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 10, 2025

Passed 128–1

128 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Transportation Transportation
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 10, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 10, 2025 · House
Passed as amended
May 10, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 10, 2025 · House
Amended
May 10, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 10, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 10, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 10, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 9, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 9, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 9, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 9, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 8, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 6, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 5, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
Mar 14, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 14, 2025 · House
Filed
Jan 8, 2025 · House

Authors

and 17 coauthors or sponsors

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Mando Martinez cosponsorD
Cook cosponsor–
A.J. Louderback cosponsorR
Terry Wilson cosponsorR
David Lowe cosponsorR
Ryan Guillen cosponsorR
Janis Holt cosponsorR
Don McLaughlin cosponsorR
Mark Dorazio cosponsorR
Marc LaHood cosponsorR
Jared Patterson cosponsorR
Mihaela Pleșa cosponsorD
Terri Leo-Wilson cosponsorR
Hillary Hickland cosponsorR
Christina Morales cosponsorD
Salman Bhojani cosponsorD
Suleman Lalani cosponsorD

In committee

Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
House
Referred Mar 14, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 47 days
Transportation
Senate
Referred May 12, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Crimes: Against Persons: Sexual Criminal Procedure: Sentencing & Punishment Vehicles & Traffic: Driver's Licenses

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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