Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 1443
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Schatzline
- Patterson (Republican)
- Holt (Republican)
- Richardson (Republican)
- Money (Republican)
- King
Cosponsors (30)
- Alders (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Cook
- Guillen (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Hayes (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Hopper (Republican)
- Hull (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Luther (Republican)
- McLaughlin (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Morgan (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Swanson (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Vasut (Republican)
- Virdell (Republican)
- Blanco (Democratic)
- Hancock
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1443 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 10, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 9, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - Jun 20, 2025
Signed by the Governor - May 26, 2025
Sent to the Governor - May 25, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 25, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 24, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled - May 24, 2025 · House
Senate passage reported - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - May 10, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - May 10, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 10, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 10, 2025 · House
Passed - May 10, 2025 · House
Amendment withdrawn - May 10, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - May 10, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 10, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 9, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 9, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 9, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment - May 9, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 8, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 6, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Recalled from subcommittee - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Left pending in subcommittee - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in s/c - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Considered by s/c in public hearing - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair - Mar 11, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence - Mar 11, 2025 · House
Read first time - Nov 21, 2024 · House
Filed