Texas bills · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Texas HB 236
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Gates (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Louderback (Republican)
- Holt (Republican)
- Hayes (Republican)
Cosponsors (53)
- Wilson (Republican)
- Wharton (Republican)
- Virdell (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Vasut (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- Tinderholt (Republican)
- Tepper (Republican)
- Swanson (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Schoolcraft (Republican)
- Schatzline
- Richardson (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Paul (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Orr (Republican)
- Oliverson (Republican)
- Olcott (Republican)
- Morgan (Republican)
- Money (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- McLaughlin (Republican)
- Luther (Republican)
- Lowe (Republican)
- Lopez, Janie (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Leach (Republican)
- LaHood (Republican)
- Kerwin (Republican)
- Hopper (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Frank (Republican)
- Fairly
- Dyson (Republican)
- Dorazio (Republican)
- Dean (Republican)
- Curry (Republican)
- Cunningham (Republican)
- Cook
- Cain (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Alders (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Aug 20, 2025): Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Aug 20, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence - Aug 20, 2025 · House
Read first time - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Filed