House bill · 89R

HB 449

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

Vetoed

Progress

222 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Feb 28
Heard in committee
Mar 25
Reported from committee
Apr 22
Passed first chamber
May 6
Passed second chamber
May 23
Sent to governor
May 31
Became law
Vetoed

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 6, 2025

Passed 147–0

147 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 449 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 23, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · May 28, 2025

Passed 134–1

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 28, 2025

Passed 134–1

134 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Vetoed by the Governor
Jun 22, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 31, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the Senate
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the House
May 30, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled
May 29, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
May 28, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 28, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 24, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments distributed
May 24, 2025 · House
Senate passage as amended reported
May 24, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Criminal Justice
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 6, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 6, 2025 · House
Passed
May 6, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 6, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 5, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 5, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 5, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 2, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 1, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
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

and 7 coauthors or sponsors

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Keith Bell cosponsorR
Suleman Lalani cosponsorD
Jared Patterson cosponsorR
César Blanco cosponsorD
Judith Zaffirini cosponsorD
Richard Hayes cosponsorR
Chuy Hinojosa cosponsorD

In committee

Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred Feb 28, 2025 · heard Mar 25, 2025 · reported after 53 days
Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred May 7, 2025 · heard May 20, 2025 · reported after 14 days

Topics

Crimes: Against Persons: Sexual Electronic Information Systems Minors: Crimes Against

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
EnrolledHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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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 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
HB 1375Relating to civil liability for obscenity.	Nate SchatzlineR	Reported from committee	Did not pass	May 15, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
HB 1752Relating to a limitation on public access by livestream or videoconference to certain criminal proceedings involving evidence depicting an act of a sexual nature.	Christian ManuelD	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Mar 14, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence