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TX SB 836

enacted

Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 836 pass?

Yes. TX SB 836 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-13. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 836 about?

TX SB 836 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 and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 836?

Cook, Bowers, Hull and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 836, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cookprimary
  • Bowersprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Slawsonprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Eckhardtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-17

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-25

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-25

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-31

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-03-31

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-04-02

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-02

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-02

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-04-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-02

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-02

    Three day rule suspended

  22. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-04-02

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-02

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-04-03

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  33. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  34. 2025-04-28

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  35. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-04-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  37. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-04-29

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  40. 2025-04-29

    Passed

    passage

  41. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  42. 2025-04-29

    House passage reported

    passage

  43. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  44. 2025-04-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  45. 2025-04-30

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  46. 2025-05-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  47. 2025-05-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  48. 2025-05-13

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  49. 2025-05-13

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-02 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 836 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-02 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 148-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Reynolds: 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
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 146-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Reynolds: 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
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Hefner: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 836.xml

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