2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
SB535
Legislative Summary
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.
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Bill History
12/5/2024
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Senate
12/5/2024
Filed
Senate
2/3/2025
Read first time
Senate
2/3/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice
Senate
3/18/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
3/18/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
3/18/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
3/18/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
3/19/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
Senate
3/19/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
3/20/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
3/24/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
3/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/24/2025
Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
Senate
3/24/2025
Amended
Senate
3/24/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
3/24/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
Senate
3/24/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
3/24/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
3/24/2025
Record vote
Senate
3/24/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/24/2025
Passed
Senate
3/24/2025
Record vote
Senate
3/24/2025
Reported engrossed
Senate
3/25/2025
Received from the Senate
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Rules suspended
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Passed to 3rd reading
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Record vote RV#3385
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Postponed 5/24/25 1:15 PM
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Postponed 5/24/25 3:00 PM
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Record vote RV#3468
House of Representatives
5/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/25/2025
House passage reported
Senate
5/26/2025
Reported enrolled
Senate
5/26/2025
Signed in the Senate
Senate
5/27/2025
Signed in the House
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Sent to the Governor
Amendments
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Huffman
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Huffman
3/24/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Laid out as postponed business RV#3468
5/24/2025
135
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time RV#3385
5/23/2025
134
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Three day rule suspended
3/24/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
3/24/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Joan Huffman
Republican