House bill · 89R

HB 4437

Relating to a requirement that the Department of Information Resources implement and develop a system and database to authenticate and track certain digital content.

Did not pass

Progress

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

Filed
Mar 11
Referred to committee
Apr 2
Heard in committee
Apr 9
Reported from committee
Apr 14
Passed first chamber
May 8
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 7, 2025

Passed 124–0

124 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 8, 2025

Passed 142–4

142 Yea

4 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 9, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 8, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 8, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 8, 2025 · House
Passed
May 8, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 8, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 7, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 7, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 7, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 7, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 7, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 5, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 25, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
Apr 24, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 24, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Delivery of Government Efficiency
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Delivery of Government Efficiency
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Delivery of Government Efficiency
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency Delivery of Government Efficiency
Apr 2, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 2, 2025 · House
Filed
Mar 11, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Delivery of Government Efficiency
House
Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard Apr 9, 2025 · reported after 12 days
Business & Commerce
Senate
Referred May 13, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Crimes: Against Persons: Sexual Electronic Information Systems State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Bill text

EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF

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