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TX HB 748

died on adjournment

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 748 pass?

No. TX HB 748 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 (2025-05-27): Not again placed on intent calendar

What is TX HB 748 about?

TX HB 748 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 748?

Little, Paxton, Cook and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 748, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Not again placed on intent calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Littleprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Meyerprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  2. 2025-05-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  3. 2025-05-19

    Co-sponsor authorized

  4. 2025-05-15

    Committee report printed and distributed

  5. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-05-15

    Co-sponsor authorized

  7. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  8. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-05-14

    Co-sponsor authorized

  10. 2025-05-12

    Co-sponsor authorized

  11. 2025-05-08

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-05-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  13. 2025-05-08

    Considered in public hearing

  14. 2025-05-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  15. 2025-05-06

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-05-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  17. 2025-04-09

    Received from the House

    introduction

  18. 2025-04-09

    Reported engrossed

  19. 2025-04-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-09

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-09

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-04-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-08

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-08

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-08

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-04-08

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  27. 2025-04-08

    Placed on General State Calendar

  28. 2025-04-01

    Considered in Calendars

  29. 2025-03-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  30. 2025-03-25

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-03-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-03-19

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-03-19

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  34. 2025-03-19

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  35. 2025-03-19

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-03-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  38. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-08 · pass · 149-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
  • passage

    2025-04-09 · pass · 147-0

    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
    • 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
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: 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
    • 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
    • Toth: absent
    • Harrison: absent

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