Bill Commons

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1120 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1120 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. 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

  1. 2025-02-05

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-05

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-18

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-03-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-03

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-04-07

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-07

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-07

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-07

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-07

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-07

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-08

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  28. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  30. 2025-05-16

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-05-16

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  32. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Calendars

  33. 2025-05-21

    Placed on General State Calendar

  34. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-22

    Postponed

  36. 2025-05-22

    Laid out as postponed business

  37. 2025-05-22

    Postponed

  38. 2025-05-22

    Laid out as postponed business

  39. 2025-05-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-22

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  46. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  47. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-23

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  50. 2025-05-26

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  51. 2025-05-26

    Read

  52. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  53. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  54. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  55. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  56. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  57. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  58. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  59. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  60. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1120.xml

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