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TX HB 149

enacted

Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 149 pass?

Yes. TX HB 149 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Effective on 1/1/26

What is TX HB 149 about?

TX HB 149 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 149?

Bonnen, Orr, Bhojani and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 149, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Effective on 1/1/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bonnenprimary
  • Orrprimary
  • Bhojaniprimary
  • Buttonprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Capriglioneprimary
  • Westcosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Effective on 1/1/26

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-22

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-30

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. 2025-05-26

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. 2025-05-26

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-23

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-05-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-05-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  30. 2025-05-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  32. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  33. 2025-05-23

    Motion withdrawn

    withdrawal

  34. 2025-05-23

    Motion to suspend regular order of business

  35. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  37. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-05-21

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-05-20

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  44. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-24

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  47. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  48. 2025-04-24

    Received from the House

    introduction

  49. 2025-04-23

    Reported engrossed

  50. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  51. 2025-04-23

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  52. 2025-04-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  53. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  54. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  55. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  56. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  57. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  58. 2025-04-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  59. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  60. 2025-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  61. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  62. 2025-04-22

    Placed on General State Calendar

  63. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  64. 2025-04-11

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  65. 2025-04-10

    Committee report distributed

  66. 2025-04-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  67. 2025-04-02

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  68. 2025-04-02

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  69. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  70. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  71. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  72. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  73. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  74. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  75. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-22 · pass · 137-10

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • Campos: 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
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: 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
    • 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
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: 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
    • Ashby: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Fairly: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 146-3

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Canales: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Low: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 149 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 121-17

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Alders: 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
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: 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, 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 Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Phela: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Reynold: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 149.xml

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