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HB421

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Mary Gonzalez (D)
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Caption: Relating to the creation of certain explicit deep fake material; providing a private cause of action.
Initially Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Walle (D)

Nov 12, 2024


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

Feb 4, 2025


(H) Walle signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Feb 28, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 12, 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
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#665: Yea 144 (R 85, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Martinez Fischer; Money; Morales Shaw; Richardson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Brent Money: "When Record No. 665 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Keresa Richardson: "When Record No. 665 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 29, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#756: Yea 147 (R 86, D 61) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Gerdes

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Stan Gerdes: "When Record No. 756 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Barbra Grimmer for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jason Sabo for Children at Risk
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Michelle Wittenburg for David's Legacy Foundation
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
 

On

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as David Dixon for Department of Public Safety
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Renzo Soto for TechNet



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