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Introduced
Jan 17, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 02, 2025
Passed House
Apr 29, 2025
Signed into Law
May 13, 2025

SB 836

Texas Senate Bill

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.

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executive • May 13, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25

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Enrolled

Companion Bills

Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature, to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts, and to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with those victims.

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.

Summary/Bill Text

Sponsors

Votes

Apr 02, 2024, Senate

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

Apr 02, 2024, Senate

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment.

Apr 02, 2024, Senate

Senator Paxton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 836 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Apr 28, 2025, House

SB 836 was passed to third reading by (Record 659): 148 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

YES: 148

NO: 0

ABSENT: 2

Davis
A

NOT VOTING: 1

Dustin Burrows

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY51FINAL.HTM

Apr 29, 2025, House

SB 836 was passed by (Record 792): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 146

NO: 0

ABSENT: 2

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Landgraf(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY52FINAL.HTM

Actions

May 13, 2025 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective on 9/1/25
May 01, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
May 01, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
Apr 29, 2025 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
- House passage reported
Apr 29, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#792
Apr 28, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- Laid out in lieu of companion HB 1686
- Read 2nd time
- Passed to 3rd reading
- Record vote RV#659
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 24, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton
- 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
Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/25/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
Jan 17, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

Bill Texts

Documents

Sources

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB836