House bill · 89R

HB 418

Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children or other persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

Did not pass

Progress

133 days from first to latest action, across 4 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Feb 28
Heard in committee
Stopped here
Reported from committee
Passed first chamber
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law

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.

Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence
Feb 28, 2025 · House
Read first time
Feb 28, 2025 · House
Filed
Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

Johnson–

In committee

Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred Feb 28, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Crimes: Against Persons: Sexual Electronic Information Systems Minors: Crimes Against Science & Technology

Bill text

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Bill	Author	Progress	Status	Last action
HB 5517Relating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videos.	Drew DarbyR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Apr 7, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 3133Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.	Salman BhojaniD	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 449Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.	Mary GonzálezD	Sent to governor	Vetoed	Jun 22, 2025Vetoed by the Governor
HB 421Relating to the creation of certain explicit deep fake material; providing a private cause of action.	Mary GonzálezD	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	Apr 30, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 2318Relating to the establishment of a statewide human trafficking data repository within the office of the attorney general and to reporting of human trafficking data to the office of the attorney general and by the attorney general.	Senfronia ThompsonD	Reported from committee	Did not pass	Apr 2, 2025Reported favorably as substituted