Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 2000
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ashby (Republican)
- Holt (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Guillen (Republican)
- González, Jessica (Democratic)
- Nichols (Republican)
Cosponsors (24)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Button (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Jones, Jolanda (Democratic)
- Landgraf (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Little (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Noble (Republican)
- Orr (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Paul (Republican)
- Plesa (Democratic)
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Tinderholt (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- Wharton (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- King
- Parker (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 24, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2000 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 17, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 16, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 24, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - May 24, 2025
Signed by the Governor - May 13, 2025
Sent to the Governor - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 12, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 12, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled - May 9, 2025 · House
Senate passage reported - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Record vote - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Passed - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Record vote - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Placed on Major State Calendar - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Read first time - Jan 22, 2025 · House
Filed