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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1621

Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

115 days from first to latest action, across 60 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 25

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 28

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 4

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 6

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 12

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 23

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 1

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1621 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 12, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · Mar 12, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · Mar 12, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 22, 2025

Passed 141–0

141 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 23, 2025

Passed 139–0

139 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 28, 2025

Passed 30–1

30 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 1, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  7. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  8. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  12. House passage as amended reported

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  13. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 23, 2025 · House

  14. Record vote

    May 23, 2025 · House

  15. Passed

    May 23, 2025 · House

  16. Read 3rd time

    May 23, 2025 · House

  17. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 22, 2025 · House

  18. Record vote

    May 22, 2025 · House

  19. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 22, 2025 · House

  20. Amended

    May 22, 2025 · House

  21. Read 2nd time

    May 22, 2025 · House

  22. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 22, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in Calendars

    May 20, 2025 · House

  24. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  25. Committee report distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  26. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  27. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  28. Vote reconsidered in committee

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  29. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  30. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  31. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  32. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  33. Received from the Senate

    Mar 13, 2025 · House

  34. Reported engrossed

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  35. Record vote

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  36. Passed

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  37. Read 3rd time

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  38. Record vote

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  39. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  40. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  41. Passed to engrossment as amended

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  42. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  43. Amended

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  44. Amendment(s) offered

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  45. Read 2nd time

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  46. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  47. Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  48. Co-author authorized

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  49. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  50. Co-author authorized

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  51. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  52. Reported favorably w/o amendments Criminal Justice

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  53. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  54. Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  55. Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  56. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  57. Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  58. Read first time

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  59. Filed

    Feb 25, 2025 · Senate

  60. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 25, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 4 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Brent Hagenbuch cosponsorR
  • Carol Alvarado cosponsorD
  • Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR
  • Bob Hall cosponsorR

In committee

Topics

Crimes: Against Persons: SexualCriminal Procedure: GeneralCriminal Procedure: Sentencing & PunishmentMinors: Crimes Against

Bill text

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SB 1120Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and to the duration of certain protective orders.Chuy HinojosaDBecame lawBecame lawJun 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 ThompsonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 29, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2113Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of hindering the investigation or prosecution of certain sexual offenses committed against a child.Ron ReynoldsDHeard in committeeDid not passApr 24, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
HB 4911Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.Caroline DunmoyerRHeard in committeeDid not passApr 15, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
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
HB 1668Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of enticing a child and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.Stan GerdesRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 25, 2025Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
SB 1621 (89R) · Polis