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HB401

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Mary Gonzalez (D)
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Caption: Relating to a criminal offense for creating and distributing certain misleading videos with the intent to influence the outcome of an election.
Initially Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Morales Shaw (D)

Nov 12, 2024

(H) Gonzalez, M. signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Feb 28, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Elections, chaired by a Republican

Mar 27, 2025

(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 3, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before H Elections as John Coleman for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Kathy Haigler for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Kevin Hale for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Ken Moore for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Russell Hayter for self

For

(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Bill King for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Dylan Yeary for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Francesca Leahy for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Heather Miller for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Hedrich Michaelsen for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Judah Rice for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Julia Kovach for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Justin Brady-Joyner for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Katherine Cano for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Susan Stewart for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H Elections as Susana Carranza for self