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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB836

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 13, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Angela Paxton
Co-sponsors
Sarah EckhardtLacey HullDavid CookShelby SlawsonDonna HowardRhetta Bowers

Legislative progress

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Enrolled April 29, 2025 Governor approved May 13, 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 28, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#659

Passed

148 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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April 29, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#792

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

146 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 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. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  8. Senate House passage reported
  9. House Record vote RV#792 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  13. House Record vote RV#659 View roll call
  14. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  15. House Read 2nd time
  16. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 1686
  17. House Committee report distributed
  18. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  19. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  20. House Considered in formal meeting
  21. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  22. House Read first time
  23. House Received from the Senate
  24. Senate Reported engrossed
  25. Senate Record vote
  26. Senate Passed
  27. Senate Read 3rd time
  28. Senate Record vote
  29. Senate Three day rule suspended
  30. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  31. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  32. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  33. Senate Amended
  34. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton
  35. Senate Read 2nd time
  36. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  37. Senate Co-author authorized
  38. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  39. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  40. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  41. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  42. Senate Vote taken in committee
  43. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  44. Senate Considered in public hearing
  45. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  46. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  47. Senate Read first time
  48. Senate Filed
  49. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1927064
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB836.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00