TX HB 1686
died on adjournmentRelating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature, to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts, and to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with those victims.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 1686 pass?
No. TX HB 1686 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-28): Laid on the table subject to call
What is TX HB 1686 about?
TX HB 1686 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature, to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts, and to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with those victims.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 1686?
Hull, Cook, Slawson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 1686, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-12
- Latest action
- 2025-04-28 — Laid on the table subject to call
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)
- Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
- Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
- EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
- EVIDENCE (S0250)
- HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)
- Law Enforcement (I0510)
- Protection of Personal Information (I0003)
- PROTECTIVE ORDERS (S0495)
- SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375)
- VIDEOTAPE & FILM (S2361)
Sponsors
- Hullprimary
- Cookprimary
- Slawsonprimary
- Howardprimary
- Bowersprimary
- Florescosponsor
- Plesacosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-12-20
Filed
filing
2025-03-12
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-12
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-01
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-01
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-01
Left pending in committee
2025-04-08
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-08
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-08
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-16
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-16
Committee report distributed
2025-04-17
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-24
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-28
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-28
Companion considered in lieu of
2025-04-28
Laid on the table subject to call
deferral
Versions
Documents
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Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 836
Official source
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