Senate bill · 89R

SB 441

Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

211 days from first to latest action, across 90 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 21
Referred to committee
Feb 3
Heard in committee
Mar 4
Reported from committee
Mar 6
Passed first chamber
Mar 18
Passed second chamber
May 27
Sent to governor
Jun 3
Became law
Jun 20

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 441 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 18, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

Senate · Mar 18, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage to engrossment

Senate · Mar 18, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 26, 2025

Passed 143–0

143 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 27, 2025

Passed 104–36

104 Yea

36 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 31, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 31, 2025

Passed 90–33

90 Yea

33 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 31, 2025

Passed 90–33

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Effective on 9/1/25
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
Jun 3, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
Jun 2, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction
Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
House adopts resolution for tech. correction
Jun 2, 2025 · House
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 31, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 31, 2025 · House
House adopts conference committee report Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
May 31, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conference committee report Criminal Justice
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Conf. Comm. Report distributed
May 30, 2025 · House
Conference committee report filed
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House appoints conferees-reported
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House grants request for conf comm-reported
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House appoints conferees
May 30, 2025 · House
House grants request for conference committee
May 30, 2025 · House
Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 28, 2025 · House
Senate requests conference committee-reported
May 28, 2025 · House
Senate refuses to concur-reported
May 28, 2025 · House
Senate appoints conferees
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate requests conference committee
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate refuses to concur
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read
May 28, 2025 · Senate
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 28, 2025 · Senate
House passage as amended reported
May 27, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 27, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 27, 2025 · House
Passed as amended
May 27, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 27, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 27, 2025 · House
Amended
May 27, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 27, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 27, 2025 · House
Amendment(s) offered
May 27, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 27, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 26, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 26, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
May 26, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 26, 2025 · House
Amended
May 26, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 26, 2025 · House
Amended
May 26, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 26, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 24, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 22, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 21, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 20, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 20, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
May 14, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
May 14, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
May 14, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Amended
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Criminal Justice
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Nov 21, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 21, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 3 coauthors or sponsors

Show 3 more

Tan Parker cosponsorR
Royce West cosponsorD
Brandon Creighton cosponsorR

In committee

Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 4, 2025 · reported after 31 days
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
House
Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard Apr 30, 2025 · reported after 22 days

Topics

Business & Commerce: Trade Practices Civil Remedies & Liabilities Courts: General Crimes: Against Persons: Sexual Protection of Personal Information

Bill text

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

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