Bill Commons

TX HB 2001

enacted

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2001 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2001 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2001 about?

TX HB 2001 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2001?

Anchía, Bettencourt, King and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2001, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Anchíaprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Meyerprimary
  • Morales, Eddiecosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

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 State Affairs

    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

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-16

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-17

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-22

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-04-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-24

    Point of order sustained

  16. 2025-04-24

    Returned to committee

  17. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  18. 2025-04-28

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  19. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-04-30

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  21. 2025-04-30

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-05-01

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  23. 2025-05-05

    Considered in Calendars

  24. 2025-05-07

    Placed on General State Calendar

  25. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-05-07

    Passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  30. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-08

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-08

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-09

    Received from the House

    introduction

  35. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  38. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  40. 2025-05-20

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  44. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  45. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  46. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  48. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  50. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  52. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  53. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  54. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  55. 2025-05-24

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  56. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the House

    passage

  57. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  58. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  59. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  60. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 137-5

    Member-level votes (154)
    • 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
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: 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
    • 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
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: 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
    • 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 Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: 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
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Little: no
    • Vasu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • E: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Kerwi: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 145-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Longori: absent
    • Hefner: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2001 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2001.xml

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