TX SB442 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 442

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-26 - Placed on General State Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media; increasing a criminal penalty.

Title

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media; increasing a criminal penalty.

Roll Calls

2025-03-12 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-26	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-24	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-23	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-22	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-22	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-21	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-21	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-20	House	Left pending in committee
2025-05-20	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-20	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-20	House	Recalled from subcommittee
2025-05-20	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-19	House	Posting rule suspended
2025-05-01	House	Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
2025-04-22	House	Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2025-04-22	House	Read first time
2025-03-13	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-12	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-12	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-12	Senate	Passed
2025-03-12	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-12	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-12	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-03-12	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-12	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-03-12	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-12	Senate	Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
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
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Electronic Information Systems
VIDEOTAPE & FILM

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB442
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00442I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00442S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00442E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00442H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00442I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00442I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00442E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00442H.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-12-F.PDF#page=11