2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB242

Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
Last status date: March 6, 2025
Last status update: Co-author authorized
Pending committee: Criminal Justice
Author: Peter Flores
Co-sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch Mayes Middleton

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Committee referrals

February 3, 2025 · Senate

Criminal Justice

Instrument history

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.

March 6, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
February 5, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
February 3, 2025
Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
February 3, 2025
Senate Read first time
November 12, 2024
Senate Filed
November 12, 2024
Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1890845
LegiScan session ID: 2160
Source file: var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB242.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00