Bill Commons

TX HB 3185

enacted

Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3185 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3185 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 3185 about?

TX HB 3185 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3185?

Metcalf, Curry, Creighton are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3185, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Metcalfprimary
  • Curryprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Milescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-20

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-22

    Posting rule suspended

  5. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-30

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-30

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-05-01

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-05-07

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-09

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-10

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-10

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-05-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-12

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-12

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  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

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-05-28

    Co-sponsor authorized

  38. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  40. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  46. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  48. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  49. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  50. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  51. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  52. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  53. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 103-16

    Member-level votes (161)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: 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
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: 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
    • 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
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Ashby: no
    • Cain: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Capriglione: 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 Wilson: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • J: absent
    • Teppe: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • González: absent
    • M: absent
    • Virdel: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 131-8

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: 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
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: 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
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Hopper: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Hayes: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vasut: absent
    • Zwiener: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:33:51.767464Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=TX&identifier=HB 3185. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.
  • Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.