Grassroots Priorities 2.0

HB1778

Signed by Governor
Authored by Senfronia Thompson (D)
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Caption: Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Jones, J. (D); Simmons (D)
Co-authors: Flores (D); Hayes (R)
Sponsors: Huffman (R)
Co-sponsors: J. Hinojosa (D)

(H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Huffman signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Jan 8, 2025

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

Apr 16, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

Apr 29, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 2, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 5, 2025

(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Simmons signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Thompson amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Thompson amended the bill.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 3) from Kerwin amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended

May 6, 2025

(H) Jones, J. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1446: Yea 148 (R 86, D 62) - Nay 1 (R 1, 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; 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
Nay - Luther
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
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(H) Reported engrossed

May 7, 2025

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

May 13, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 14, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 15, 2025

(S) Placed on intent calendar

May 16, 2025

(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250516_HB1778_2R: 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) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250516_HB1778_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 reported

May 19, 2025

(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate

May 20, 2025

(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Michelle Sacks for Street Grace
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Andrew Wright for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Andy Kahan for self (with Crime Stoppers of Houston)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ashley Brooks for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Brianna Menard for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Carl Isett for self (with Texas Council of Community Centers)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Cheri Huddleston for Texas Commercial Airports Association
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Chris Jones for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jason Sabo for Children at Risk
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jason Sabo for Children at Risk
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Joyelle Johnson for self
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kelsey Bernstein for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Lauren Lawrence for Tarrant County District Attorney
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Matt Dowling for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Sydney Baker for self (with Not on Our Watch Texas)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self

(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Allen Place for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amy Meredith for Office of the Attorney General
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Amy Meredith for Office of the Attorney General
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Annabelle Dillard for Department of State Health Services
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brody Burks for Office of the Attorney General