Bill Commons

TX SB 11

enacted

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Texas · 892 · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 11 pass?

Yes. TX SB 11 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-17. Latest recorded action (2025-09-17): Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What is TX SB 11 about?

TX SB 11 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 11?

Huffman, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Hinojosa, Adam and 21 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 11, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-08-15
Latest action
2025-09-17 — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Blancoprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Alvaradoprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Hughesprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Westprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Schoolcraftcosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Holtcosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Harris Davilacosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-15

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-08-15

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-08-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-08-15

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-08-15

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-08-15

    Record vote

  7. 2025-08-15

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-08-15

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-08-15

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-08-15

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-08-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-08-15

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-08-18

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-08-18

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  15. 2025-08-18

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-08-18

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-08-18

    Record vote

  18. 2025-08-18

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-08-18

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-08-18

    Record vote

  21. 2025-08-18

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-08-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-08-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-08-20

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-08-21

    Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .

  26. 2025-08-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  27. 2025-08-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-08-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  29. 2025-08-22

    Committee report distributed

  30. 2025-08-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  31. 2025-08-24

    Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-08-24

    Corrected comm. report distributed

  33. 2025-08-25

    Corrected committee report sent to Calendars

  34. 2025-08-25

    Considered in Calendars

  35. 2025-08-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-08-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-08-26

    Passed to 3rd reading

  38. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  39. 2025-08-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-08-26

    Rules suspended

  41. 2025-08-26

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  42. 2025-08-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-08-26

    Passed

    passage

  44. 2025-08-26

    Record vote

  45. 2025-08-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-08-26

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-08-26

    House passage reported

    passage

  48. 2025-08-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  49. 2025-08-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-08-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  51. 2025-08-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  52. 2025-09-17

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  53. 2025-09-17

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

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 11 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-08-18 · pass · 30-0

  • passage

    2025-08-26 · pass · 137-1

    Member-level votes (159)
    • 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
    • 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, L.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: 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, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: 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
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Perez: no
    • V: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Noble: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Garcia Hernandez: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • C: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramo: absent
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Absent: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent

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