Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 45
Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hull (Republican)
- Noble (Republican)
- Leach (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Huffman (Republican)
Cosponsors (16)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Capriglione (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Isaac (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Tepper (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Wilson (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 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 19, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 19, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 19, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 45 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 1, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 30, 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 23, 2025 · Senate
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported - May 23, 2025 · House
Text of Senate Amendment(s) - May 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 23, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) - May 19, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed - May 19, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments distributed - May 19, 2025 · House
Senate passage as amended reported - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Passed to 3rd reading as amended - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Amended - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - May 5, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - May 1, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - May 1, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 1, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 1, 2025 · House
Passed as amended - May 1, 2025 · House
Amended - May 1, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - May 1, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Record vote - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Record vote - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Amendment fails of adoption - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Amended - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Postponed - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Postponed - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Placed on Major State Calendar - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Referred to State Affairs - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Read first time - Mar 14, 2025 · House
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