Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 421
Relating to the creation of certain explicit deep fake material; providing a private cause of action.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- González, Mary (Democratic)
- Walle (Democratic)
Cosponsors (3)
- Flores
- Morales Shaw (Democratic)
- Plesa (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 30, 2025): Referred to Criminal Justice
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 28, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Record vote - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Passed - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Record vote - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - Apr 24, 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 26, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Read first time - Nov 12, 2024 · House
Filed