TX HB 1778
enactedRelating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-29 — Effective on 9/1/25
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0472)
- ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
- CHILD ABUSE (S4256)
- CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)
- COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690)
- Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)
- Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
- CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8788)
- Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
- Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)
- Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
- Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
- FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)
- HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
- HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL (V1157)
- HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TASK FORCE (V0786)
- HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)
- JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS (V0846)
- Law Enforcement (I0510)
- LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)
- LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8529)
- Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)
- PORNOGRAPHY (S0379)
- PROSTITUTION (S0016)
- SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375)
- STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)
Sponsors
- Simmonsprimary
- Huffmanprimary
- Jones, Jolandaprimary
- Thompsonprimary
- Florescosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
Filed
filing
2025-03-14
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-14
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-03-25
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-25
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-25
Left pending in committee
2025-04-16
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-16
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-29
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-29
Committee report distributed
2025-04-30
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-02
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-05
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-05
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-05
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-05
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-05
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-06
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-06
Passed
passage
2025-05-06
Record vote
2025-05-06
Reported engrossed
2025-05-07
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-07
Referred to Criminal Justice
referral-committee
2025-05-13
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-13
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-13
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-14
Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-14
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-15
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-16
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-16
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-16
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-16
Record vote
2025-05-16
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-16
Passed
passage
2025-05-16
Record vote
2025-05-16
Senate passage reported
passage
2025-05-19
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-19
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-19
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-20
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-29
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-29
Effective on 9/1/25
became-law
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Votes
passage
2025-05-06 · pass · 148-1
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Luther: 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 HB 1778 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-16 · pass · 31-0
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- Companion bill: SB 741
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