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HB 45
  • Introduced
    Mar 14, 2025
  • Passed House
    May 01, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 19, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    Jun 20, 2025
HB 45
Texas House Bill
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Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons.
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executive • Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
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May 19, 2024, Senate
HB 45 as amended was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
YES: 23
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0
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May 19, 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 HB 45 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
YES: 25
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 25

NO: 6

OTHER: 0
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May 19, 2024, Senate
HB 45, Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
YES: 23
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0
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May 23, 2024, Senate
HB 45 (99 Yeas, 40 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
YES: 99
NO: 40
OTHER: 1
YES: 99

NO: 40

    OTHER: 1
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    Apr 30, 2025, House
    CSHB 45, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1107): 78 Yeas, 62 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
    YES: 78
    NO: 62
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 78

    NO: 62

    ABSENT: 8

    NOT VOTING: 2

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    May 01, 2025, House
    HB 45, as amended, was passed by (Record 1117): 86 Yeas, 58 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
    YES: 86
    NO: 58
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 86

    NO: 58

    ABSENT: 5

    NOT VOTING: 1

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    May 23, 2025, House
    The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 45 prevailed by (Record 3425): 99 Yeas, 40 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
    YES: 99
    NO: 40
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 99

    NO: 40

    ABSENT: 10

    NOT VOTING: 1

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    • Jun 20, 2025 | executive
      • Signed by the Governor
      • Effective on 9/1/25
    • May 26, 2025 | executive
      • Sent to the Governor
    • May 25, 2025 | Senate
      • Signed in the Senate
    • May 25, 2025 | House
      • Signed in the House
    • May 24, 2025 | House
      • Reported enrolled
    • May 23, 2025 | Senate
      • House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
    • May 23, 2025 | House
      • House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
      • Record vote RV#3425
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Text of Senate Amendment(s)
    • May 19, 2025 | House
      • Senate passage as amended reported
      • Senate Amendments distributed
      • Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
    • May 19, 2025 | Senate
      • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
      • Record vote
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
      • Amended
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
      • Record vote
      • Three day rule suspended
      • Record vote
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote
    • May 15, 2025 | Senate
      • Placed on intent calendar
    • May 14, 2025 | Senate
      • Reported favorably w/o amendments
      • Committee report printed and distributed
    • May 13, 2025 | Senate
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/13/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Testimony taken in committee
      • Vote taken in committee
    • May 06, 2025 | Senate
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Criminal Justice
    • May 05, 2025 | Senate
      • Received from the House
    • May 01, 2025 | House
      • Read 3rd time
      • Point of order withdrawn Rule 1, Section 4
      • Amended 1-Vasut
      • Passed as amended
      • Record vote RV#1117
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Reported engrossed
    • Apr 30, 2025 | House
      • Placed on Major State Calendar
      • Read 2nd time
      • Postponed 4/30/25 3:30 PM
      • Laid out as postponed business
      • Postponed 4/30/25 4:30 PM
      • Laid out as postponed business
      • Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
      • Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)
      • Amended 1-Hull
      • Amendment fails of adoption 2-Moody
      • Record vote RV#1106
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Passed to engrossment as amended
      • Record vote RV#1107
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Apr 28, 2025 | House
      • Considered in Calendars
    • Apr 25, 2025 | House
      • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Apr 23, 2025 | House
      • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
      • Committee report distributed
    • Apr 16, 2025 | House
      • Considered in formal meeting
      • Committee substitute considered in committee
      • Reported favorably as substituted
    • Apr 14, 2025 | House
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/14/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
      • Left pending in committee
    • Mar 17, 2025 | House
      • Read first time
      • Referred to State Affairs
    • Mar 14, 2025 | House
      • Filed
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