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SB 836 TX
Became Law

Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.

TX · session 89R · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 17, 2025

Latest action (May 13, 2025) Effective on 9/1/25

Sponsors (6)
  • Paxton Republican · primary
  • Hull Republican · primary
  • Cook · primary
  • Slawson Republican · primary
  • Howard Democratic · primary
  • Bowers Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (49)
  1. Jan 17, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Jan 17, 2025 Filed · upper
  3. Feb 13, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice · upper
  5. Mar 25, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Mar 25, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Mar 25, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Mar 25, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  9. Mar 31, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · upper
  10. Mar 31, 2025 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · upper
  11. Mar 31, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  12. Apr 1, 2025 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  13. Apr 2, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  14. Apr 2, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  15. Apr 2, 2025 Read 2nd time · upper
  16. Apr 2, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · upper
  17. Apr 2, 2025 Amended · upper
  18. Apr 2, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  19. Apr 2, 2025 Passed to engrossment as amended · upper
  20. Apr 2, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  21. Apr 2, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  22. Apr 2, 2025 Record vote · upper
  23. Apr 2, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  24. Apr 2, 2025 Passed · upper
  25. Apr 2, 2025 Record vote · upper
  26. Apr 2, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  27. Apr 3, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  28. Apr 9, 2025 Read first time · lower
  29. Apr 9, 2025 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · lower
  30. Apr 24, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  31. Apr 24, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  32. Apr 28, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  33. Apr 28, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  34. Apr 28, 2025 Laid out in lieu of companion · lower
  35. Apr 28, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  36. Apr 28, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading · lower
  37. Apr 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
  38. Apr 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  39. Apr 29, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  40. Apr 29, 2025 Passed · lower
  41. Apr 29, 2025 Record vote · lower
  42. Apr 29, 2025 House passage reported · upper
  43. Apr 29, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  44. Apr 29, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
  45. Apr 30, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  46. May 1, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  47. May 1, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  48. May 13, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  49. May 13, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 · executive
Subjects
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)EVIDENCE (S0250)FORENSIC TESTING (S0545)HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)Law Enforcement (I0510)PROTECTIVE ORDERS (S0495)SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375)VIDEOTAPE & FILM (S2361)

Text versions (10)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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