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Texas Legislature · SB 836 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regard

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Officially: “Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Jan 17, 2025
Filed · Jan 17, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 25, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 25, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 31, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 31, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 1, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 2, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 2, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 2, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 2, 2025
Amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 2, 2025
Record vote · Apr 2, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 2, 2025
Passed · Apr 2, 2025
Record vote · Apr 2, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 2, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 3, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 24, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 24, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 28, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 28, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · Apr 28, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 28, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · Apr 28, 2025
Record vote · Apr 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 28, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 29, 2025
Passed · Apr 29, 2025
Record vote · Apr 29, 2025
House passage reported · Apr 29, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 29, 2025
Reported enrolled · Apr 29, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Apr 30, 2025
Signed in the House · May 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 13, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 13, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

PaxtonEckhardtHullCookSlawsonHowardBowers

Recorded votes

SBi836 was passed byHouse · 2025-04-29 · Yeas 146, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
SBi836 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-04-28 · Yeas 148, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 13, 2025).