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TX HB 20

enacted

Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Texas · 892 · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 20 pass?

Yes. TX HB 20 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-17. Latest recorded action (2025-09-17): Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What is TX HB 20 about?

TX HB 20 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 20?

Perry, Barry, Martinez and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 20, joined by 87 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-08-18
Latest action
2025-09-17 — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Barryprimary
  • Martinezprimary
  • Louderbackprimary
  • Darbyprimary
  • McQueeneyprimary
  • Bell, Cecilcosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor
  • Anchíacosponsor
  • Allencosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Zaffirinicosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Zwienercosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • VanDeavercosponsor
  • Turnercosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Thompsoncosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Smitheecosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Romerocosponsor
  • Reynoldscosponsor
  • Raymondcosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Noblecosponsor
  • Muñozcosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Meyercosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Manuelcosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Leachcosponsor
  • Landgrafcosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Huntercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Howardcosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Harris Davilacosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Garcia Hernandez, Cassandracosponsor
  • Gámezcosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Craddickcosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Canalescosponsor
  • Buttoncosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-15

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-08-18

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-08-18

    Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-08-18

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-08-18

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-08-18

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  7. 2025-08-18

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-08-19

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  9. 2025-08-20

    Considered in Calendars

  10. 2025-08-21

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  11. 2025-08-21

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-08-21

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-08-21

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-08-21

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-08-21

    Record vote

  16. 2025-08-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-08-21

    Passed

    passage

  18. 2025-08-21

    Record vote

  19. 2025-08-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-08-21

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-08-21

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-08-21

    Received from the House

    introduction

  23. 2025-08-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-08-22

    Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-09-02

    Co-sponsor authorized

  26. 2025-09-02

    Posting rule suspended

  27. 2025-09-02

    Ordered not printed

  28. 2025-09-02

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-09-02

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-09-02

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-09-03

    Co-sponsor authorized

  32. 2025-09-03

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-09-03

    Committee report printed and distributed

  34. 2025-09-03

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-09-03

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  36. 2025-09-03

    Vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-09-03

    Three day rule suspended

  38. 2025-09-03

    Record vote

  39. 2025-09-03

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  40. 2025-09-03

    Passed

    passage

  41. 2025-09-03

    Record vote

  42. 2025-09-03

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  43. 2025-09-03

    Senate Amendments distributed

  44. 2025-09-03

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  45. 2025-09-03

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  46. 2025-09-03

    Record vote

  47. 2025-09-03

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-09-03

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  49. 2025-09-03

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  50. 2025-09-04

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  51. 2025-09-04

    Signed in the House

    passage

  52. 2025-09-04

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  53. 2025-09-04

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  54. 2025-09-17

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  55. 2025-09-17

    Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-08-21 · pass · 135-0

    Member-level votes (161)
    • 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
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: 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, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: 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
    • 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 Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: 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
    • Shofner: 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
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis, A.: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Jones, J.: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales, E.: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • C: absent
    • Simmon: absent

  • passage

    2025-09-03 · pass · 129-0

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: 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
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: 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
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: 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
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: 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
    • Anchía: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Jones, J.: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Morales, E.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Martinez: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Plesa: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 20 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-09-03 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Birdwell: absent
    • Eckhardt: absent
    • Gutierrez: absent
    • West: absent

Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB20

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