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Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

89th Texas Legislature · Session RTexas SenateLast action June 20, 2025

Bill overview

Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Current status

Effective

Effective on 9/1/25

Latest official action

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025 · senate

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Committee history

  1. Criminal Justice

    Out of committee

  2. Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

    Out of committee

Legislative timeline

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

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  2. Signed by the Governor

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  3. Sent to the Governor

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  4. Signed in the House

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  5. Signed in the Senate

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  6. Reported enrolled

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  7. Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction

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  8. House adopts resolution for tech. correction

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  9. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

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  10. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

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  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  12. Record vote

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  13. House adopts conference committee report

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  14. Senate adopts conference committee report

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  15. Rules suspended

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  16. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

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  17. Conference committee report filed

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  18. House appoints conferees-reported

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  19. House grants request for conf comm-reported

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  20. House appoints conferees

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  21. House grants request for conference committee

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  22. Senate appoints conferees-reported

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  23. Senate requests conference committee-reported

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  24. Senate refuses to concur-reported

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  25. Senate appoints conferees

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  26. Senate requests conference committee

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  27. Senate refuses to concur

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  28. Read

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  29. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

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  30. House passage as amended reported

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  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  32. Record vote

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  33. Passed as amended

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  34. Amended

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  35. Laid out as postponed business

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  36. Postponed

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  37. Amendment(s) offered

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  38. Read 3rd time

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  39. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  40. Record vote

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  41. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

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  42. Amended

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  43. Read 2nd time

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  44. Placed on General State Calendar

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  45. Considered in Calendars

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  46. Committee report sent to Calendars

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  47. Committee report distributed

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  48. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

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  49. Reported favorably as substituted

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  50. Committee substitute considered in committee

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  51. Considered in public hearing

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  52. Left pending in committee

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  53. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

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  54. Considered in public hearing

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  55. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

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  56. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  57. Read first time

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  58. Received from the Senate

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  59. Reported engrossed

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  60. Record vote

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  61. Passed

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  62. Read 3rd time

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  63. Three day rule suspended

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  64. Vote recorded in Journal

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  65. Passed to engrossment as amended

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  66. Amended

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  67. Amendment(s) offered

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  68. Read 2nd time

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  69. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

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  70. Co-author authorized

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  71. Co-author authorized

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  72. Placed on intent calendar

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  73. Committee report printed and distributed

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  74. Reported favorably w/o amendments

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  75. Vote taken in committee

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  76. Testimony taken in committee

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  77. Considered in public hearing

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  78. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

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  79. Referred to Criminal Justice

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  80. Read first time

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  81. Filed

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  82. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

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