Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty
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Officially: “Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 11, 2025
Filed · Feb 11, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 28, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 24, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 29, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 29, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 29, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 29, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · May 5, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 5, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 5, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 6, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 6, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 7, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 7, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · May 7, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 7, 2025
Passed · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 7, 2025
Received from the Senate · May 7, 2025
Read first time · May 8, 2025
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · May 8, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 12, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 12, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 14, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 14, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 14, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 19, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 21, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 22, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 23, 2025
Passed · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
House passage reported · May 23, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 23, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 26, 2025
Signed in the House · May 26, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 27, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi1212 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 131, Nays 5, Present, not voting 2
Lopez now present) SBi1212 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 134, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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