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IntroducedJan 16, 2024
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Passed HouseApr 26, 2024
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
An Act relating to minors and the Internet; and relating to use of social media by minors.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 06, 2024: (S) Referred to JUDICIARY
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 254
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Graycosponsor
Votes
NO: 32
NO: 31
NO: 31
NO: 32
NO: 31
NO: 31
NO: 31
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 31
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 32
NO: 32
NO: 32
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 28
ABSENT: 1
NO: 32
NO: 31
NO: 32
Actions
- May 06, 2024 | Senate
- (S) L&C RPT SCS 1DP 2NR NEW TITLE
- (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 16
- (S) DP: BJORKMAN
- (S) NR: BISHOP, GRAY-JACKSON
- (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- (S) Referred to JUDICIARY
- May 03, 2024 | Senate
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Moved SCS CSHB 254(L&C) Out of Committee
- May 01, 2024 | Senate
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- Apr 29, 2024 | Senate
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) L&C, JUD, FIN
- Apr 26, 2024 | House
- (H) Read the third time CSHB 254(JUD) AM
- (H) PASSED Y33 N6 E1
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- (H) VERSION: CSHB 254(JUD) AM
- Apr 24, 2024 | House
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) JUD CS ADOPTED UC
- (H) AM NO 1 OFFERED
- (H) AM 1 TO AM 1 ADOPTED Y21 N17 E2
- (H) AM NO 1 AS AMD WITHDRAWN
- (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y21 N17 E2
- (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- (H) AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y27 N11 E2
- (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y6 N32 E2
- (H) AM NO 5 NOT OFFERED
- (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y9 N28 E2 A1
- (H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y7 N31 E2
- (H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y18 N20 E2
- (H) AM NO 9 FAILED Y16 N22 E2
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/26 CALENDAR
- Apr 22, 2024 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/22/2024
- (H) HELD TO 4/24 CALENDAR
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER
- Mar 20, 2024 | House
- (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 4DP 1DNP 1NR
- (H) DP: C.JOHNSON, CARPENTER, ALLARD, VANCE
- (H) DNP: GRAY
- (H) NR: GROH
- (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- Mar 18, 2024 | House
- (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- (H) Moved CSHB 254(JUD) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:30 PM --
- (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- Mar 15, 2024 | House
- (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- Mar 13, 2024 | House
- (H) L&C RPT 1DP 1DNP 3NR 1AM
- (H) DP: SADDLER
- (H) DNP: CARRICK
- (H) NR: PRAX, WRIGHT, RUFFRIDGE
- (H) AM: FIELDS
- (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- Mar 11, 2024 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Moved HB 254 Out of Committee
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Mar 06, 2024 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Feb 05, 2024 | House
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARPENTER
- Jan 31, 2024 | House
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Jan 16, 2024 | House
- (H) Prefile released 1/12/24
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) L&C, JUD
Bill Texts
- HB0254A, AM HB 254, introduced 01/16/2024PDF
- HB0254B, AM CSHB 254(JUD), introduced 03/20/2024PDF
- HB0254C, AM CSHB 254(JUD) am, introduced 04/24/2024, passed House 04/26/2024PDF
- HB0254D, AM SCS CSHB 254(L&C), introduced 05/06/2024PDF
- House Amendment No. 1, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 1 OFFERED)PDF
- House Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1, 2024-04-24 (AM 1 TO AM 1 ADOPTED Y21 N17 E2)PDF
- House Amendment No. 2, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y21 N17 E2)PDF
- House Amendment No. 3, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y27 N11 E2)PDF
- House Amendment No. 4, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 4 FAILED Y6 N32 E2)PDF
- House Amendment No. 6, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 6 FAILED Y9 N28 E2 A1)PDF
- House Amendment No. 7, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 7 FAILED Y7 N31 E2)PDF
- House Amendment No. 8, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 8 FAILED Y18 N20 E2)PDF
- House Amendment No. 9, 2024-04-24 (AM NO 9 FAILED Y16 N22 E2)PDF
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- House Fiscal Note 1 by Governor -- Fiscal impact: N (03/13/2024)
- SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE 5/3/2024 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE 5/1/2024 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE JUDICIARY 3/18/2024 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE JUDICIARY 3/15/2024 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE JUDICIARY 3/13/2024 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 3/11/2024 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 3/6/2024 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE LABOR & COMMERCE 1/31/2024 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Supporting Documents-Age Verfication Petition.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Public Testimony-opposing email 04.28.24.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB 254 Draft Proposed CS ver R.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Supporting Documents-The Impact of Pornography on Children.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Supporting Documents-Pornhub disabled in Texas over age-verification requirements.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Supporting Documents-How Pornography Harms Children_ The Advocate's Role.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Supporting Documents-National Report For 2021.pdf
- SL&C 5/3/2024 -- HB254 Supporting Documents-Letter NDC 01.22.24.pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 Sponsor Statement ver U.A.pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 Sectional Analysis ver U.A.pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 Public Testimony-Letter_NDC 04.29.24 .pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 ver U.A.pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 Public Testimony-Letter_CUSP 04.28.24.pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 Public Testimony-Free Speech Coalition 04.29.24.pdf
- SL&C 4/24/2024 -- HB254 Fiscal Note CS(JUD)AM FCS-AS 04.26.24.pdf
- SL&C 5/1/2024 -- HB254 Sectional Analysis ver U.A.pdf
- SL&C 5/1/2024 -- HB254 Fiscal Note CS(JUD)AM FCS-AS 04.26.24.pdf
- SL&C 5/1/2024 -- HB254 Sponsor Statement ver U.A.pdf
- SL&C 5/1/2024 -- HB254 ver U.A.pdf
- HJUD 3/18/2024 -- HB 254 - Amendment #1 (S.1) by Rep. Vance.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 -- HB 254 - Statement of Zero Fiscal Impact.pdf
- HL&C 3/8/2024 -- Woodhull HB 254 Letter of Opposition.docx
- HL&C 3/8/2024 -- ESPLERP opposition to Alaska HB254.docx
- HL&C 3/8/2024 -- FSC re HB 254 3-11-24.docx
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - Age Verfication Petition.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - Top 13 Age Verification APIs in 2023.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - Letters of Support.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - Slideshow Presentation.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - Sectional Analysis.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - v.A.pdf
- HJUD 3/13/2024 HJUD 3/15/2024 -- HB 254 - Sponsor Statement.pdf
- HL&C 3/6/2024 -- HB254 Opposition Mattie Yukon.pdf
- HL&C 3/6/2024 -- Oppose 254.pdf
- HL&C 3/6/2024 -- HB254 Letters of Support.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - Age Verfication Petition.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB254 Top 13 Age Verification APIs in 2023.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 Presentation2.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - Sectional Analysis.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB0254A.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- Sponsor Statement2 - Distribution of Pornography to Minors.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - Intersections between Pornography and Human Trafficking.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - The Impact of Pornography on Children.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - National Report For 2021.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - How Pornography Harms Children_ The Advocate's Role.pdf
- HL&C 1/31/2024 -- HB 254 - Support Letter.pdf