Bill Commons

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 149 pass?

Yes. TX HB 149 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-22. 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

  1. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-02

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-02

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-10

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-11

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-04-22

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-04-23

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  26. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  27. 2025-04-23

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-04-24

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-24

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-05-20

    Vote taken in committee

  37. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-05-21

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  40. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  41. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-05-23

    Motion to suspend regular order of business

  43. 2025-05-23

    Motion withdrawn

    withdrawal

  44. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  45. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  46. 2025-05-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  47. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  50. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-05-23

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  53. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  54. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  55. 2025-05-23

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  57. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  58. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  59. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  60. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  61. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  62. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  63. 2025-05-26

    Senate Amendments distributed

  64. 2025-05-26

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  65. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  66. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  67. 2025-05-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  68. 2025-05-30

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  69. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  70. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  71. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  72. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  73. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  74. 2025-06-22

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  75. 2025-06-22

    Effective on 1/1/26

    became-law

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

Related bills

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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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