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House bill · 90R

HB 979

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

In progressOfficial record on TLO

Progress

0 days from first to latest action, across 1 recorded action.

  1. Filed

    Nov 9

  2. Referred to committee

  3. Heard in committee

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

House

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Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Filed

    Nov 9, 2026 · House

Authors

Topics

AgingCrimes: Against Persons: GeneralCrimes: Against Persons: SexualDisabilities, Persons withMinors: Crimes Against

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