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House bill · 89R

HB 2927

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for a peace officer who fails to report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability.

Did not pass

Progress

29 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 18

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 19

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseMar

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

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Human Services Human Services

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Feb 18, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

AgingCrimes: Against Persons: GeneralCriminal Procedure: GeneralDisabilities, Persons withLaw EnforcementOccupational Regulation: Other Trades & Professions

Bill text

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SB 486Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual when committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.Carol AlvaradoDReferred to committeeDid not passFeb 3, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
SB 741Relating 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.Joan HuffmanRReferred to committeeDid not passFeb 7, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
SB 610Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.Angela PaxtonRBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
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HB 2927 (89R) · Polis