Texas · House Bill 505 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of hindering the investigation or prosecution of certain sexual offenses…

HB 505 Sponsored by Gene Wu Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 14, 2022
  2. In committee Feb 23, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of hindering the investigation or prosecution of certain sexual offenses committed against a child; increasing criminal penalties.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.