Bill Commons

TX SB 835

enacted

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 835 pass?

Yes. TX SB 835 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 835 about?

TX SB 835 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 835?

Paxton, Leach, Johnson and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 835, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Littleprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Meyerprimary
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-26

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-25

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-25

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  20. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-20

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-05-16

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-15

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-15

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-05-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  29. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-15

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-05-15

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-15

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  33. 2025-05-15

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  34. 2025-05-15

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  35. 2025-05-15

    Printing rule suspended

  36. 2025-05-15

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-05-15

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-05-15

    Co-author authorized

  40. 2025-05-13

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-05-08

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-05-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  44. 2025-05-08

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-05-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-05-07

    Posting rule suspended

  47. 2025-05-01

    Co-author authorized

  48. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  49. 2025-02-13

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  51. 2025-01-17

    Filed

    filing

  52. 2025-01-17

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 835 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-15 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-25 · pass · 144-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Mr. Speaker(C): yes
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Absent: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Reynold: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 144-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent
    • Shofne: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 835.xml

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