Bill Commons

TX HB 449

vetoed

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 449 pass?

No. TX HB 449 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2025-06-22. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX HB 449 about?

TX HB 449 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 449?

Huffman, González, Mary are the primary sponsors of TX HB 449, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary
  • González, Maryprimary
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Zaffirinicosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-30

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-30

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-01

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-05

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-05

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  18. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  20. 2025-05-07

    Received from the House

    introduction

  21. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  22. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-20

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  30. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  31. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  32. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  33. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  35. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  38. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments distributed

  41. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  42. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-28

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  46. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  47. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 147-0

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: 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
    • Lozano: 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
    • 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
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Geren: absent
    • W: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 449 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 134-1

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: 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
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: 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
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Lowe: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Ples: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00400_HB00499/HB 449.xml

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