Senate bill · 89R
SB 535
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.
Effective on 9/1/25
Progress
197 days from first to latest action, across 58 recorded actions.
Filed
Dec 5
Referred to committee
Feb 3
Heard in committee
Mar 18
Reported from committee
Mar 19
Passed first chamber
Mar 24
Passed second chamber
May 24
Sent to governor
May 27
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.
passage to engrossment
Senate · Mar 24, 2025
Passed 0–0
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1
Senate · Mar 24, 2025
Passed 0–0
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 535 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
Senate · Mar 24, 2025
Passed 30–0
30 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 23, 2025
Passed 134–0
134 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 24, 2025
Passed 135–0
135 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
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
May 27, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
May 27, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
May 26, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported
May 25, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 24, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 24, 2025 · House
Passed
May 24, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 24, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 24, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 24, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 24, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 24, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 23, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 23, 2025 · House
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
May 23, 2025 · House
Rules suspended
May 23, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 22, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 20, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 19, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 16, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 16, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence
May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 12, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 6, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence
May 6, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
May 6, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 25, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Amended
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Criminal Justice
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Dec 5, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Dec 5, 2024 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 18, 2025 · reported after 44 days
- Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard May 6, 2025 · reported after 20 days
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