TX HB 3231
died on adjournmentRelating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 3231 pass?
No. TX HB 3231 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Placed on General State Calendar
What is TX HB 3231 about?
TX HB 3231 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 3231?
Kerwin, Schatzline, Hopper and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3231, joined by 14 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-20
- Latest action
- 2025-05-15 — Placed on General State Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Kerwinprimary
- Schatzlineprimary
- Hopperprimary
- Troxclairprimary
- Louderbackprimary
- Alderscosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Lozanocosponsor
- Moneycosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Smitheecosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-24
Filed
filing
2025-03-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-20
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-04-08
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
2025-04-23
Posting rule suspended
2025-04-24
Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-04-24
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-04-24
Left pending in subcommittee
2025-05-08
Recalled from subcommittee
2025-05-08
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-08
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-12
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-12
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-13
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar
Versions
Documents
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- text/html
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1212
Official source
Attribution
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