Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty
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Officially: “Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; 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 · Nov 21, 2024
Filed · Nov 21, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 4, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 4, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 4, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 4, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 6, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 6, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 11, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 12, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 18, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 18, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 18, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 18, 2025
Amended · Mar 18, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 18, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Mar 18, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 18, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 18, 2025
Record vote · Mar 18, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 18, 2025
Passed · Mar 18, 2025
Record vote · Mar 18, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 18, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 19, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Apr 22, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 14, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 14, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 14, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 20, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 20, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 21, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 26, 2025
Amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 27, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 27, 2025
Postponed · May 27, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 27, 2025
Amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Passed as amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 27, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read · May 28, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 28, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 28, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 28, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 28, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 30, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 30, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 30, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
House adopts resolution for tech. correction · Jun 2, 2025
Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction · Jun 2, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 3, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi441 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 90, Nays 33, Present, not voting 2
Patterson SB 441, as amended, was passed byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 104, Nays 36, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 1 - Disposition Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 96, Nays 41, Present, not voting 2
CSSB 441, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 143, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 2 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 109, Nays 34, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 137, Nays 2, Present, not voting 2
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).