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HB581

Signed by Governor
Authored by Mary Gonzalez (D)
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Caption: Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.
Initially Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Hughes (R)
Co-sponsors: Hagenbuch (R)


(H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as
(H) Hughes signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 12, 2024


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

Mar 3, 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) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 23, 2025


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

RV#426: Yea 149 (R 87, D 62) - 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; 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; 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; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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Apr 24, 2025


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

RV#471: Yea 146 (R 86, D 60) - 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; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; 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; 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; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Martinez Fischer

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 471 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 13, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 15, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250522_HB581_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250522_HB581_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3951: Yea 133 (R 81, D 52) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; 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; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cook

Absent - Bryant; Canales; DeAyala; Johnson; Martinez; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Gates

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Anthony Kivela for self (with Houston Police Retired Officers Association)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Bo Stallman for self
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brady Gray for self (with Texas Family Project)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brianna Waldock for self (with TexProtects)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs 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
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jason Sabo for Children at Risk
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Sierega for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jose Medina for self (with Public Citizen)
(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))
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs 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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