When was Texas Senate Bill SB 535 introduced?

SB 535 was introduced on Dec 05, 2024.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 535 passed the Senate?

Yes, SB 535 has passed the Senate on Mar 24, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 535 passed the House?

Yes, SB 535 has passed the House on May 24, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 535 been signed into law?

Yes, SB 535 was signed into law on Jun 20, 2025.

What's the current status of Texas Senate Bill SB 535?

The latest action on SB 535 by the executive was: Effective on 9/1/25 on Jun 20, 2025.

Who introduced Texas Senate Bill SB 535?

SB 535 was introduced by Joan Huffman.

Are voting records available for Texas Senate Bill SB 535?

Yes, there are 6 voting records available for SB 535

Bill tracking in Texas - SB 535 (89 legislative session)

Introduced
Dec 05, 2024
Passed Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Passed House
May 24, 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 20, 2025

SB 535

Texas Senate Bill

Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

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executive • Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25

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Mar 24, 2024, Senate

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows

YES: 0

NO: 0

OTHER: 0

Mar 24, 2024, Senate

Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 535 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows

SB 535 was passed to third reading by (Record 3385): 134 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 134

NO: 0

OTHER: 2

YES: 134

NO: 0

ABSENT: 14

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Landgraf(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY71FINAL.HTM

May 24, 2025, House

SB 535 was passed by (Record 3468): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 135

NO: 0

OTHER: 2

YES: 135

NO: 0

ABSENT: 13

NOT VOTING: 2

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY72FINAL.HTM

Actions

Jun 20, 2025 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective on 9/1/25
May 27, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
May 27, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
May 26, 2025 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
- Signed in the Senate
May 25, 2025 | Senate
- House passage reported
May 24, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Postponed 5/24/25 1:15 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Postponed 5/24/25 3:00 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Passed
- Record vote RV#3468
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 | House
- Rules suspended
- Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- Read 2nd time
- Passed to 3rd reading
- Record vote RV#3385
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 22, 2025 | House
- Placed on General State Calendar
May 20, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
May 19, 2025 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
May 16, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
May 12, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 06, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/06/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Reported engrossed
Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/18/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
Dec 05, 2024 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB535

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