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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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2073 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2073 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 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

  1. 2025-01-24

    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

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  5. 2025-04-03

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

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  8. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in subcommittee

  10. 2025-04-16

    Recalled from subcommittee

  11. 2025-04-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  12. 2025-04-16

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  13. 2025-04-16

    Left pending in committee

  14. 2025-04-22

    Recalled from subcommittee

  15. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  16. 2025-04-22

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  17. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-04-29

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  19. 2025-04-29

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-06

    Considered in Calendars

  22. 2025-05-08

    Placed on General State Calendar

  23. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  24. 2025-05-09

    Passed to engrossment

  25. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  26. 2025-05-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  28. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  29. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-10

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  32. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  33. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  35. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  37. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  41. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  42. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-26

    Three day rule suspended

  44. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  46. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  47. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  49. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  50. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  51. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  52. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  53. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  54. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  55. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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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Official source

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

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