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Senate bill · 89R

SB 893

Relating to criminal offenses for creating and distributing certain misleading images, audio recordings, and videos; creating a criminal offense.

Did not pass

Progress

75 days from first to latest action, across 31 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 24

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 17

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 24

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateFebMarApr

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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 893 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 24, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

Senate · Mar 24, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Elections Elections

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  3. Received from the Senate

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  4. Reported engrossed

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  5. Record vote

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  6. Passed

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  9. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  10. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  11. Passed to engrossment as amended

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  12. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  13. Amended

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  14. Amendment(s) offered

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  15. Read 2nd time

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  17. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  18. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  19. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  20. Reported favorably as substituted State Affairs

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  21. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  22. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  23. Left pending in committee

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  24. Testimony taken in committee State Affairs

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  25. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  26. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  27. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read first time

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  29. Co-author authorized

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  30. Filed

    Jan 24, 2025 · Senate

  31. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Jan 24, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR

In committee

  • State Affairs

    Senate

    Referred Feb 13, 2025 · heard Mar 10, 2025 · reported after 32 days

  • Elections

    House

    Referred Apr 9, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Communications & PressCrimes: MiscellaneousElections: Campaign FinancingElections: CandidatesElections: General

Bill text

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HB 3592Relating to restrictions on political contributions by out-of-state contributors; providing a civil penalty.Dade PhelanRPassed first chamberDid not passMay 15, 2025Referred to State Affairs
HB 366Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense.Dade PhelanRPassed first chamberDid not passApr 30, 2025Received from the House
HB 556Relating to a criminal offense for the creation or distribution of certain artificially generated media with the intent to influence the outcome of an election.Mary GonzálezDHeard in committeeDid not passApr 3, 2025Left pending in committee
HB 2285Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.Greg BonnenRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 14, 2025Referred to State Affairs
SB 880Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.Lois KolkhorstRReferred to committeeDid not passFeb 13, 2025Referred to State Affairs
SB 893 (89R) · Polis