Texas bills · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Texas HB 20
Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Barry (Republican)
- Martinez (Democratic)
- Louderback (Republican)
- Darby (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
Cosponsors (88)
- Button (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Bhojani (Democratic)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bell, Cecil (Republican)
- Ashby (Republican)
- Anchía (Democratic)
- Allen (Democratic)
- Alders (Republican)
- Zaffirini (Democratic)
- Sparks (Republican)
- Menéndez (Democratic)
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- King
- Johnson
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (Democratic)
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Hall (Republican)
- Campbell (Republican)
- Blanco (Democratic)
- Zwiener (Democratic)
- Wilson (Republican)
- Wharton (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Vasut (Republican)
- VanDeaver
- Turner (Democratic)
- Toth (Republican)
- Thompson (Democratic)
- Swanson (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Smithee (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Schatzline
- Romero (Democratic)
- Reynolds (Democratic)
- Raymond (Democratic)
- Plesa
- Pierson (Republican)
- Paul (Republican)
- Orr (Republican)
- Oliverson (Republican)
- Noble (Republican)
- Muñoz (Democratic)
- Morgan (Republican)
- Morales, Eddie (Democratic)
- Morales Shaw (Democratic)
- Meyer (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Manuel (Democratic)
- Luther (Republican)
- Lujan (Republican)
- Lopez, Janie (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Leach (Republican)
- Landgraf (Republican)
- Lambert (Republican)
- Lalani (Democratic)
- LaHood (Republican)
- Kitzman (Republican)
- Kerwin (Republican)
- Johnson
- Hunter (Republican)
- Hull (Republican)
- Howard (Democratic)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Hayes (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Harless (Republican)
- Guillen (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra (Democratic)
- Gámez (Democratic)
- Dyson (Republican)
- DeAyala (Republican)
- Dean (Republican)
- Curry (Republican)
- Cunningham (Republican)
- Craddick (Republican)
- Cook
- Capriglione (Republican)
- Canales (Democratic)
- Cain (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Sep 17, 2025): Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 20 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Sep 3, 2025 House | concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Sep 3, 2025 Senate | final passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Aug 21, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Aug 21, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Sep 17, 2025
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Sep 17, 2025
Signed by the Governor - Sep 4, 2025
Sent to the Governor - Sep 4, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - Sep 4, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - Sep 4, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Text of Senate Amendment(s) - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Record vote - Sep 3, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments distributed - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Senate passage as amended reported - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Ordered not printed - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Posting rule suspended - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - Aug 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select - Aug 22, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Aug 21, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Reason for vote recorded in Journal - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Record vote - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Passed - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Record vote - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Amended - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Amended - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - Aug 21, 2025 · House
Placed on Major State Calendar - Aug 20, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - Aug 19, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Read first time - Aug 15, 2025 · House
Filed