2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB119
Legislative Summary
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Bill History
3/13/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Primary Sponsor
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Janis Holt
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican