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TX SB 1120

enacted

Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and to the duration of certain protective orders.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1120 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1120 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1120 about?

TX SB 1120 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and to the duration of certain protective orders.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1120?

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Huffman, Johnson are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1120, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Blancocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-26

    Read

  11. 2025-05-26

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-23

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-22

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-05-22

    Laid out as postponed business

  24. 2025-05-22

    Postponed

  25. 2025-05-22

    Laid out as postponed business

  26. 2025-05-22

    Postponed

  27. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  28. 2025-05-21

    Placed on General State Calendar

  29. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Calendars

  30. 2025-05-16

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  31. 2025-05-16

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  33. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  35. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  38. 2025-04-08

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  39. 2025-04-07

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-07

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-04-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  44. 2025-04-07

    Three day rule suspended

  45. 2025-04-07

    Vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-04-07

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  47. 2025-04-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  48. 2025-04-07

    Co-author authorized

  49. 2025-04-03

    Placed on intent calendar

  50. 2025-03-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  51. 2025-03-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  52. 2025-03-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-03-18

    Vote taken in committee

  54. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  55. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  57. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  58. 2025-02-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  59. 2025-02-05

    Filed

    filing

  60. 2025-02-05

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1120 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-07 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • King: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 140-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: 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
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: 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
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bucy: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Virdel: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 128-7

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: 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, 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 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
    • 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
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: 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
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Collier: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Turner: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Patterson(C: not voting
    • Bryant: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Cole: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Martinez Fischer: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Phela: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

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