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SB 535 TX
Became Law

Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

TX · session 89R · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 5, 2024

Latest action (Jun 20, 2025) Effective on 9/1/25

Sponsors (6)
  • Huffman Republican · primary
  • Capriglione Republican · primary
  • Johnson · primary
  • Leach Republican · primary
  • Gámez Democratic · primary
  • Cook · primary

Action history (58)
  1. Dec 5, 2024 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Dec 5, 2024 Filed · upper
  3. Feb 3, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Feb 3, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice · upper
  5. Mar 18, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Mar 18, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Mar 18, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Mar 18, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  9. Mar 19, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · upper
  10. Mar 19, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  11. Mar 20, 2025 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  12. Mar 24, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  13. Mar 24, 2025 Read 2nd time · upper
  14. Mar 24, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · upper
  15. Mar 24, 2025 Amended · upper
  16. Mar 24, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  17. Mar 24, 2025 Passed to engrossment as amended · upper
  18. Mar 24, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  19. Mar 24, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  20. Mar 24, 2025 Record vote · upper
  21. Mar 24, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  22. Mar 24, 2025 Passed · upper
  23. Mar 24, 2025 Record vote · upper
  24. Mar 24, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  25. Mar 25, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  26. Apr 22, 2025 Read first time · lower
  27. Apr 22, 2025 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · lower
  28. May 6, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  29. May 6, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  30. May 6, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower
  31. May 12, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  32. May 12, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  33. May 16, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  34. May 16, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  35. May 19, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  36. May 20, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  37. May 22, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  38. May 23, 2025 Rules suspended · lower
  39. May 23, 2025 Additional sponsor(s) authorized · lower
  40. May 23, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  41. May 23, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading · lower
  42. May 23, 2025 Record vote · lower
  43. May 23, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  44. May 24, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  45. May 24, 2025 Postponed · lower
  46. May 24, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  47. May 24, 2025 Postponed · lower
  48. May 24, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  49. May 24, 2025 Passed · lower
  50. May 24, 2025 Record vote · lower
  51. May 24, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  52. May 25, 2025 House passage reported · upper
  53. May 26, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
  54. May 26, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  55. May 27, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  56. May 27, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  57. Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  58. Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 · executive
Subjects
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)EVIDENCE (S0250)Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)

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