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HB3073

Signed by Governor
Authored by Donna Howard (D)
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Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican

HB 3073 revises the definition of sexual assault in Texas law to include cases where the perpetrator knows or should have known the victim is intoxicated or impaired. It also explicitly states that continued sexual contact after consent has been withdrawn constitutes sexual assault.

Joint authors: Collier (D); Cook (R); Johnson (D); Troxclair (R)
Co-authors: Bhojani (D); Flores (D); Lalani (D); Martinez Fischer (D); Morales Shaw (D); Plesa (D); Rodriguez Ramos (D)
Sponsors: Paxton (R)
Co-sponsors: Alvarado (D); Eckhardt (D); Hagenbuch (R); Menendez (D); Zaffirini (D)

Feb 20, 2025

(H) Howard signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 20, 2025

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

Apr 1, 2025

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

Apr 8, 2025

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

Apr 17, 2025

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

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Apr 24, 2025

(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Considered in Calendars

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Collier signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Johnson amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1085: Yea 143 (R 82, D 61) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; 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; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Zwiener
Nay - Harrison
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
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May 1, 2025

(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1126: Yea 129 (R 72, D 57) - Nay 4 (R 4, 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; 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; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener
Nay - Cain; Harrison; Luther; Money
Absent - DeAyala; Hunter; Wilson
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
David Spiller: "When Record No. 1126 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed

May 5, 2025

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

May 14, 2025

(H) Rodriguez Ramos signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 22, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee

May 26, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 28, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(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

20250528_HB3073_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

20250528_HB3073_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

May 29, 2025

(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

May 30, 2025

(H) Lalani signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#4077: Yea 135 (R 80, D 55) - Nay 2 (R 2, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; 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.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener
Nay - Luther; Virdell
Absent - Campos; Davis, Y.; Manuel; Money; Reynolds
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 4077 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
(H) Reported enrolled

May 31, 2025

(H) Signed in the House

Jun 1, 2025

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

(H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Menendez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Paxton signed onto the bill as Sponsor
(H) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Cosponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Allen Place for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as David Gonzalez for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)

For

(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bertha Masters for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Brigid Lynch for The SAFE Alliance
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Dr. Masters for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Latrice Godfrey for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Ryan Bownds for Williamson County District Attorney
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Samantha McCoy for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Samantha McCoy for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Sophia Centurioni for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Summer Willis for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Summer Willis for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Tiffany Larsen for self (with Brazos County District Attorney)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Angel Carroll for self (with Measure)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ashley Brooks for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ashley Brooks for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Audrey Louis for 81st Judicial District Attorney
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bill Kelly for Harris County District Attorney - Sean Teare
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bo Stallman for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Eric Carcerano for self (with Chambers County District Attorney)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for self (with Dallas Police Association)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jamie Felicia for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Mudge for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Lauren Lawrence for Tarrant County District Attorney
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Stephanie Gharakhanian for Travis County District Attorney
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Stephanie Gharakhanian for Travis County District Attorney
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Yvette Salazar for self

(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Hillary England for Office of the Governor
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nicole Martinez for Governor's Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force