Given to Other Chamber Authored by Venton Jones (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1738 repeals Section 21.06 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes homosexual conduct, and amends related provisions in the Health and Safety Code to remove references to homosexuality as unacceptable or criminal behavior. The bill takes effect immediately upon sufficient legislative approval or on September 1, 2025, otherwise.
Joint authors: Harrison (R); Johnson (D); Moody (D); Phelan (R) Co-authors: Allen (D); Anchia (D); Bernal (D); Bhojani (D); Bowers (D); Bryant (D); Bucy (D); Campos (D); Canales (D); Cole (D); Collier (D); Cortez (D); Davis, A. (D); Davis, Y. (D); Dutton (D); Flores (D); Gamez (D); Garcia Hernandez (D); Garcia, J. (D); Garcia, L. (D); Gervin-Hawkins (D); Gonzalez, J. (D); Gonzalez, M. (D); Goodwin (D); Guerra (D); Hernandez (D); Hinojosa (D); Howard (D); Jones, J. (D); LaHood (R); Lalani (D); Longoria (D); Lopez, R. (D); Manuel (D); Martinez (D); Martinez Fischer (D); Meza (D); Morales, C. (D); Morales, E. (D); Morales Shaw (D); Ordaz (D); Perez, M. (D); Perez, V. (D); Plesa (D); Raymond (D); Reynolds (D); Rodriguez Ramos (D); Romero (D); Rose (D); Rosenthal (D); Simmons (D); Talarico (D); Thompson (D); Turner (D); Villalobos (R); Walle (D); Ward Johnson (D); Wu (D); Zwiener (D)
Jan 6, 2025
(H) Jones, V. signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Moody signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Phelan signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Harrison signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 8, 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
May 6, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 9, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Considered in Calendars
May 12, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025
(H) Garcia, L. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gonzalez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gonzalez, M. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Goodwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hernandez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Howard signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Jones, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) LaHood signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lalani signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Longoria signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Manuel signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Martinez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Meza signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Ordaz signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Perez, M. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Perez, V. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Raymond signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Reynolds signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Rodriguez Ramos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Romero signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Rose signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Rosenthal signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Simmons signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Talarico signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Thompson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Turner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Walle signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Ward Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wu signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Zwiener signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Allen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Anchia signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bernal signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bowers signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bryant signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bucy signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Campos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Canales signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cole signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Collier signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cortez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Davis, Y. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Dutton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gamez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Garcia Hernandez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Garcia, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 15, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#2714: Yea 72 (R 12, D 60) - Nay 55 (R 55, D 0) View Source
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2833 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Gio Capriglione: "When Record No. 2833 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 2833 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) Reported engrossed
May 19, 2025
(S) Received from the House
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jonathan Covey for Texas Values (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ashley Fordinal for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brady Gray for self (with Texas Family Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brita Treat for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Charlene Reagan for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Brown for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Mark Treat for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Mary Castle for Texas Values (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Shelia Franklin for self (with True Texas Project)
For
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Charles Gao for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Clayton Colwell for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Alycia Castillo for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amanda Garcia for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Andrew Hendrickson for self (with American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Andy Deboer for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Angela Hale for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as August Garry for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Beth Taylor for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bill Kelly for Harris County District Attorney - Sean Teare (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brian Evans for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Carrie Rogers for City of Austin (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Charles Reed for Dallas County Commissioners Court (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Dale Story for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as DeeJay Johannessen for The HELP Center for LGBT Health (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Elisa Tamayo for self (with El Paso County) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Elva Mendoza for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Emily Witt for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Erika Slaymaker for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Erika Slaymaker for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Heather Miller for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jamaal Crowley for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Nguyen for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jeremy Burks for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jessica Valdez for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jon Etheredge for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Justin Wood for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Katie McClendon for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kay Pruett for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kevin Gillespie for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Laura Luthy for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Laura Miller for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Levi Fiedler for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Marti Bier for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Miriam Laeky for self (with Equality Texas) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Natasha Malik for Texas Appleseed (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nick Hudson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nico Miller for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Osmara Santana for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Paul VanKoughnett for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Phillip Mcjunkins for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Rocio Fierro Perez for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Rox Sayde for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Rylan Maksoud for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Sameeha R for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Shannon Schaffer for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Shannon Young for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Stephanie Thompson for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
