2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature

SB20

Legislative Summary

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.

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90% Positive

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Bill History

2/24/2025

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Senate

2/24/2025

Filed

Senate

2/26/2025

Co-author authorized

Senate

2/26/2025

Read first time

Senate

2/26/2025

Referred to Criminal Justice

Senate

3/4/2025

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

3/4/2025

Considered in public hearing

Senate

3/4/2025

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

3/4/2025

Vote taken in committee

Senate

3/6/2025

Reported favorably w/o amendments

Senate

3/6/2025

Committee report printed and distributed

Senate

3/11/2025

Co-author authorized

Senate

3/11/2025

Placed on intent calendar

Senate

3/12/2025

Co-author authorized

Senate

3/12/2025

Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

Senate

3/12/2025

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

3/12/2025

Read 2nd time

Senate

3/12/2025

Amendment(s) offered FA1 Flores

Senate

3/12/2025

Amended

Senate

3/12/2025

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

3/12/2025

Amendment(s) offered FA2 Parker

Senate

3/12/2025

Amended

Senate

3/12/2025

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

3/12/2025

Passed to engrossment as amended

Senate

3/12/2025

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

3/12/2025

Three day rule suspended

Senate

3/12/2025

Record vote

Senate

3/12/2025

Read 3rd time

Senate

3/12/2025

Passed

Senate

3/12/2025

Record vote

Senate

3/12/2025

Reported engrossed

Senate

3/13/2025

Received from the Senate

House of Representatives

4/9/2025

Read first time

House of Representatives

4/9/2025

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

House of Representatives

4/22/2025

Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

House of Representatives

4/23/2025

Posting rule suspended

House of Representatives

4/24/2025

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

House of Representatives

4/24/2025

Considered by s/c in public hearing

House of Representatives

4/24/2025

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

House of Representatives

4/24/2025

Left pending in subcommittee

House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Flores

3/12/2025Adopted

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Senate Amendment (S 2) F2-Parker

3/12/2025Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

Three day rule suspended

3/12/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Read 3rd time

3/12/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Engrossed(3/12/2025)

Chamber

House of Representatives

Committee

Criminal Jurisprudence(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 14

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Peter Flores

Republican

Co-Sponsors (16)

Documents

Engrossed

Bill Text • 3/12/2025 • 49.4 KB

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Comm Sub

Bill Text • 3/6/2025 • 32.9 KB

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Introduced

Bill Text • 2/24/2025 • 31.1 KB

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Misc

Misc • 4/23/2025 • 6.9 KB

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Misc

Misc • 3/3/2025 • 6.8 KB

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Veto Letter

Veto Letter • 2/28/2025 • 14.7 KB

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External Links

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