2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB3225
Legislative Summary
Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Referred to State Affairs
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amended 1-Alders
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1901
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 2-Zwiener
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1902
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 3-Morales Shaw
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1903
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 4-J. Garcia
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1904
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 5-Dutton
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1905
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1906
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Record vote RV#1993
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Received from the House
Senate
5/13/2025
Read first time
Senate
5/13/2025
Referred to State Affairs
Senate
5/15/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
5/15/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/15/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
5/15/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
5/22/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/22/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
5/23/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/23/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Senate
5/23/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
5/26/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/26/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/27/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/27/2025
Not again placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/28/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/28/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Alders
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Alders
5/9/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Zwiener
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Zwiener
5/9/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Morales Shaw
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Morales Shaw
5/9/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Garcia, Josey
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Garcia, Josey
5/9/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Dutton
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Dutton
5/9/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Read 3rd time RV#1993
5/10/2025
93
Yea
37
Nay
3
Not Voting
17
Absent
Result: PASSED
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#1906
5/9/2025
82
Yea
53
Nay
3
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1902
5/9/2025
58
Yea
86
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1904
5/9/2025
50
Yea
77
Nay
2
Not Voting
21
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1905
5/9/2025
56
Yea
81
Nay
2
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: FAILED
RV#1901
5/9/2025
141
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1903
5/9/2025
55
Yea
85
Nay
2
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 66
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Alders
Republican
Co-Sponsors (65)
Cole Hefner
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Trent Ashby
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Brad Buckley
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Briscoe Cain
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Jay Dean
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Caroline Fairly
Republican
James Frank
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Janis Holt
Republican
Andy Hopper
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Helen Kerwin
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Mitch Little
Republican
AJ Louderback
Republican
David Lowe
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
Don McLaughlin
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
Brent Money
Republican
Matt Morgan
Republican
Candy Noble
Republican
Mike Olcott
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Nate Schatzline
Republican
Alan Schoolcraft
Republican
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Tony Tinderholt
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican
Bryan Hughes
Republican
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican
Bob Hall
Republican
Phil King
Republican
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Tan Parker
Republican
Kevin Sparks
Republican