Bill Commons

TX SB 1621

enacted

Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1621 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1621 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1621 about?

TX SB 1621 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1621?

Huffman, Flores, Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1621, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Kingprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Fairlyprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor

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. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-28

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-28

    Read

  11. 2025-05-28

    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

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-22

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-05-22

    Placed on General State Calendar

  23. 2025-05-20

    Considered in Calendars

  24. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  25. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  26. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  27. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-04-24

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  29. 2025-04-24

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  30. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  33. 2025-03-13

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  34. 2025-03-12

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-03-12

    Record vote

  36. 2025-03-12

    Passed

    passage

  37. 2025-03-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  38. 2025-03-12

    Record vote

  39. 2025-03-12

    Three day rule suspended

  40. 2025-03-12

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-03-12

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-03-12

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-03-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-03-12

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  45. 2025-03-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  46. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  47. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  48. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  49. 2025-03-11

    Placed on intent calendar

  50. 2025-03-11

    Co-author authorized

  51. 2025-03-06

    Committee report printed and distributed

  52. 2025-03-06

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-03-04

    Vote taken in committee

  54. 2025-03-04

    Testimony taken in committee

  55. 2025-03-04

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-03-04

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  57. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  58. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  59. 2025-02-25

    Filed

    filing

  60. 2025-02-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-12 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1621 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-12 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 141-0

    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
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: 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, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • González: absent
    • J: absent
    • King: absent
    • Manue: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 139-0

    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
    • 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, 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
    • Hinojosa: 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
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: 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
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: 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
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Zwiener: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Richardso: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Eckhardt: no

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