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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB186

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
May 27, 2025
Last status update
Co-sponsor authorized
Author
Jared Patterson
Co-sponsors
Caroline FairlyMary GonzalezKeith BellTrent AshbyBrad BuckleyJosey GarciaCody HarrisCaroline Harris DavilaRichard HayesCole HefnerTerri Leo-WilsonWilliam MetcalfPenny Morales ShawAngelia OrrDavid SpillerSteve TothAdam HinojosaBryan HughesPhil KingLois KolkhorstMayes MiddletonKevin Sparks

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 2, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 29, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#824

Passed

125 yea–20 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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April 30, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#972

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

116 yea–25 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  2. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  3. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  4. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  5. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  6. Senate Vote taken in committee
  7. Senate Considered in public hearing
  8. Senate Left pending in committee
  9. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  10. Senate Considered in public hearing
  11. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  12. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  13. Senate Read first time
  14. Senate Received from the House
  15. House Reported engrossed
  16. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  17. House Record vote RV#972 View roll call
  18. House Passed View roll call
  19. House Read 3rd time
  20. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  21. House Record vote RV#824 View roll call
  22. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  23. House Read 2nd time
  24. House Placed on General State Calendar
  25. House Considered in Calendars
  26. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  27. House Committee report distributed
  28. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  29. House Reported favorably as substituted
  30. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  31. House Considered in public hearing
  32. House Left pending in committee
  33. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  34. House Considered in public hearing
  35. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  36. House Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
  37. House Read first time
  38. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1890349
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB186.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00