HB47

Signed by Governor
Authored by Donna Howard (D)
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Caption: Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Cook (R); Hull (R); Oliverson (R)
Co-authors: Flores (D); Martinez Fischer (D); Morales Shaw (D); Plesa (D)
Sponsors: Zaffirini (D)
Co-sponsors: Alvarado (D); Paxton (R); West (D)


(H) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Paxton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) West signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 14, 2025


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

Mar 17, 2025


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

Mar 20, 2025


(H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 1, 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 8, 2025


(H) House Criminal Jurisprudence met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 23, 2025


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

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

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) Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1075: Yea 139 (R 79, D 60) - Nay 0 (R 0, 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; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; 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; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Shofner; Spiller; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 1075 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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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#1119: Yea 140 (R 82, D 58) - 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; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; 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; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - LaHood; Romero; Thompson; Ward Johnson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 1119 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. 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
 

May 5, 2025


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

May 20, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 21, 2025


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

May 23, 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

20250523_HB47_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

20250523_HB47_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 24, 2025


(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 25, 2025


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

May 26, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bertha Masters for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Beth Maeker for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brenda Garison for self (with Child Abuse and Forensic Services, Inc)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jamie Felicia for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nicole Weaver 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 Amanda Tollett for Texas Medical Association
(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)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ashley Brooks for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bill Kelly for Harris County District Attorney - Sean Teare
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice 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 Brianna Waldock for TexProtects
(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 Christina Green for Children's Advocacy Center of Texas
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Christina Green for Children's Advocacy Center of Texas
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Desiree Ingram for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for self (with Dallas Police Association)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kristen Lenau for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Mackenzie Lyra for Texas Health Resources (THR)
(Tue 5/20/2025) 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 Samantha McCoy for self
(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
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Yvette Salazar for self
 

On

(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nicole Martinez for Governor's Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force
(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Nicole Martinez for Office of the Governor
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Allison Garcia for Office of the Attorney General
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Lane Brown for Office of the Attorney General



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