TX HB 267
died on adjournmentRelating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 267 pass?
No. TX HB 267 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 (2025-05-01): Laid on the table subject to call
What is TX HB 267 about?
TX HB 267 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 267?
Patterson, Hickland, Metcalf and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 267, joined by 11 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Latest action
- 2025-05-01 — Laid on the table subject to call
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pattersonprimary
- Hicklandprimary
- Metcalfprimary
- Hefnerprimary
- Vasutprimary
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- Morales Shawcosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-02-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-27
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-19
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-19
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-03-19
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-19
Left pending in committee
2025-03-26
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-26
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-03-26
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-09
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-09
Committee report distributed
2025-04-10
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-24
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-28
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-28
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-28
Postponed
2025-05-01
Companion considered in lieu of
2025-05-01
Laid on the table subject to call
deferral
Versions
Documents
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Votes
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