Bill Commons

TX HB 2000

enacted

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.

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

Introduced
2025-03-14
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • González, Jessicaprimary
  • Nicholsprimary
  • Holtprimary
  • Bumgarnerprimary
  • Guillenprimary
  • Ashbyprimary
  • Jones, Jolandacosponsor
  • Landgrafcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Noblecosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Tinderholtcosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Paxtoncosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Buttoncosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-25

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  6. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-03-25

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-04-03

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  9. 2025-04-03

    Committee report distributed

  10. 2025-04-03

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  11. 2025-04-14

    Considered in Calendars

  12. 2025-04-16

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  13. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-04-16

    Passed to engrossment

  15. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-17

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-04-17

    Passed

    passage

  18. 2025-04-17

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-17

    Reported engrossed

  20. 2025-04-22

    Received from the House

    introduction

  21. 2025-04-23

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  22. 2025-04-23

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-06

    Co-sponsor authorized

  24. 2025-05-06

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-06

    Vote taken in committee

  28. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-05-08

    Co-sponsor authorized

  31. 2025-05-08

    Placed on intent calendar

  32. 2025-05-09

    Co-sponsor authorized

  33. 2025-05-09

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  34. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-09

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-09

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  40. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-09

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  42. 2025-05-12

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  43. 2025-05-12

    Signed in the House

    passage

  44. 2025-05-12

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  45. 2025-05-13

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  46. 2025-05-24

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  47. 2025-05-24

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 148-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Cole: absent
  • passage

    2025-04-17 · pass · 147-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • 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, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: 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
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Morales Sha: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2000 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-09 · pass · 31-0

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