Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 835
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
Cosponsors (27)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Blanco (Democratic)
- Campbell (Republican)
- Cook
- Eckhardt (Democratic)
- Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Hall (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (Democratic)
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Menéndez (Democratic)
- Parker (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Ashby (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Capriglione (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Lalani (Democratic)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Morales Shaw (Democratic)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Plesa (Democratic)
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 26, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 25, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 15, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 835 be placed on its third reading and final 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 28, 2025
Sent to the Governor - May 28, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 27, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled - May 26, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported - May 26, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 26, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 26, 2025 · House
Passed - May 26, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 25, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 25, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading - May 25, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 25, 2025 · House
Placed on Major State Calendar - May 23, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 23, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 23, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 23, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 21, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 21, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - May 20, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - May 20, 2025 · House
Read first time - May 16, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Intent Calendar - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Printing rule suspended - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - May 7, 2025 · Senate
Posting rule suspended - May 1, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate