Assigned to Committee Authored by Charles Schwertner (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee. Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $946,275.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Texas Policy Research Priority #1: TPR Vote Recommendation ENDORSED
Co-authors: Parker (R)
Mar 5, 2025
(S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Mar 17, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 8, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 9, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 15, 2025
(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 22, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250422_SB1960_E: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Gina Chavez for self (with Recording Academy) (Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Joseph Stallone for self (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Avi Minkoff for Recording academy (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association) (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Christee Albino for Recording academy (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jerry Valdez for Recording Industry Assoc. of America (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jerry Valdez for Recording Industry Assoc. of America (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Michael Schneider for Texas Association of Broadcasters (Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Oscar Rodriguez for Texas Association of Broadcasters (Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Russell Hayter for self
On
(Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Brandon Reese for Motion Picture Association (Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Renzo Soto for TechNet (Wed 5/21/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Renzo Soto for TechNet
