Bill Commons

TX HB 2761

enacted

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.

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

Introduced
2025-03-19
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Parkerprimary
  • Littleprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Garcia, Lindaprimary
  • Thompsonprimary
  • Paxtoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-19

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-15

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-15

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-05-07

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-07

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-09

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-10

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-10

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-05-12

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-12

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  30. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-05-26

    Co-sponsor authorized

  37. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-26

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 126-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: 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 Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: 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
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: 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
    • 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
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Zwiener: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Leo Wilso: absent
    • Craddick: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-12 · 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: 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
    • Flores: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Lozano: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2761 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-26 · pass · 31-0

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