TX SB441 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Title
Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Sponsors
| Sen. Juan Hinojosa [D] | Sen. Charles Creighton [R] | Sen. Tan Parker [R] | Sen. Royce West [D] |
| Rep. Suleman Lalani [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-31 - Senate - Rules suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-31 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#4122 (Y: 90 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 25) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3688 (Y: 104 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - RV#3687 (Y: 96 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - House - Record vote RV#3564 (Y: 143 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - House - RV#3562 RV#3563 (Y: 109 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - House - RV#3562 (Y: 137 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-31 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#4122 (Y: 90 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 25) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3688 (Y: 104 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - RV#3687 (Y: 96 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - House - Record vote RV#3564 (Y: 143 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - House - RV#3562 RV#3563 (Y: 109 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - House - RV#3562 (Y: 137 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Effective on 9/1/25 | |
| 2025-06-20 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2025-06-03 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Signed in the House |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction HCR 172 |
| 2025-06-02 | House | House adopts resolution for tech. correction HCR 172 |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House adopts conf. comm. report-reported |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Record vote RV#4122 |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House adopts conference committee report |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate adopts conference committee report |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Conf. Comm. Report distributed |
| 2025-05-30 | Senate | Conference committee report filed |
| 2025-05-30 | Senate | House appoints conferees-reported |
| 2025-05-30 | Senate | House grants request for conf comm-reported |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House appoints conferees |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House grants request for conference committee |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate appoints conferees-reported |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate requests conference committee-reported |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate refuses to concur-reported |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Senate appoints conferees |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Senate requests conference committee |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Senate refuses to concur |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Read |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | House amendment(s) laid before the Senate |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House passage as amended reported |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote RV#3688 |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Passed as amended |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote RV#3687 |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Amended 1-Lalani |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Laid out as postponed business |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Postponed 5/27/25 12:45 PM |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Amendment(s) offered 1-Lalani |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Record vote RV#3564 |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Passed to 3rd reading as amended |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Record vote RV#3563 |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Amended 2-Lalani |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Record vote RV#3562 |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Amended 1-Lalani |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-05-24 | House | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Received from the Senate |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Three day rule suspended |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Passed to engrossment as amended |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 J. Hinojosa |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Co-author authorized |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Co-author authorized |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Criminal Justice |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2024-11-21 | Senate | Filed |
| 2024-11-21 | Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Subjects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Business & Commerce
Business & Commerce--Trade Practices
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE
Courts
Courts--General
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
INTERNET
Protection of Personal Information
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
SUPREME COURT
Business & Commerce
Business & Commerce--Trade Practices
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE
Courts
Courts--General
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
INTERNET
Protection of Personal Information
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
SUPREME COURT
