Bill Commons

TX HB 2073

enacted

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 2073 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2073 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2073 about?

TX HB 2073 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2073?

Hull, Huffman are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2073, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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

  • Hullprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Kingcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  8. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  9. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-26

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-10

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  29. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  30. 2025-05-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-09

    Passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-08

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-05-06

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-04-29

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-04-29

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  39. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-04-22

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  41. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-04-22

    Recalled from subcommittee

  43. 2025-04-16

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-04-16

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  45. 2025-04-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-04-16

    Recalled from subcommittee

  47. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in subcommittee

  48. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  49. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  50. 2025-04-03

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  51. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  52. 2025-03-25

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  53. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  54. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  55. 2025-01-24

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-09 · pass · 125-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: 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 Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: 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
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Ros: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Leo Wilson: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • C: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Howard: absent
    • Longori: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 134-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: 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
    • 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
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: 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
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: 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
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Bernal: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Davis, A.: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Troxclair: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2073 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-26 · pass · 31-0

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2073.xml

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