HB 401 TX

Introduced

Relating to a criminal offense for creating and distributing certain misleading videos with the intent to influence the outcome of an election.

TX · session 89R · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Nov 12, 2024

Latest action (Apr 3, 2025) Left pending in committee

Sponsor (1)

González, Mary Democratic · primary

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Morales Shaw Democratic · cosponsor

Action history (6)

Nov 12, 2024 Filed · lower
Feb 28, 2025 Read first time · lower
Feb 28, 2025 Referred to Elections · lower
Apr 3, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
Apr 3, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
Apr 3, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower

Subjects

Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)Elections--Campaign Financing (I0290)Electronic Information Systems (I0311)VIDEOTAPE & FILM (S2361)

Text versions (2)

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Introduced · HTML
Introduced · PDF

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