Texas · House Bill 1778 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a…

HB 1778 Sponsored by Senfronia Thompson Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 8, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 14, 2025
  3. Passed the House May 6, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 16, 2025
  5. To the governor May 20, 2025
  6. Became law May 29, 2025

What it does

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

Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Every action

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

Show the 40 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  6. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  7. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  8. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  9. CommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s) · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  10. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. HouseCommittee report distributed
  12. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  13. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  14. HousePlaced on General State Calendar
  15. HouseRead 2nd time
  16. HouseAmended (1-Thompson)
  17. HouseAmended (2-Thompson)
  18. HouseAmended (3-Kerwin)
  19. HousePassed to engrossment as amended
  20. HouseRead 3rd time
  21. HousePassed
  22. HouseRecord vote (RV#1446)
  23. HouseReported engrossed
  24. SenateReceived from the House
  25. SenateRead first time
  26. SenateReferred to Criminal Justice
  27. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Criminal Justice
  28. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Criminal Justice
  29. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
  30. SenateCo-sponsor authorized
  31. CommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments · Senate Criminal Justice
  32. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
  33. SenatePlaced on intent calendar
  34. SenateRules suspended-Regular order of business
  35. SenateRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  36. SenateVote recorded in Journal
  37. SenateThree day rule suspended
  38. SenateRecord vote
  39. SenateRead 3rd time
  40. SenatePassed
  1. SenateRecord vote
  2. HouseSenate passage reported
  3. HouseReported enrolled
  4. HouseSigned in the House
  5. SenateSigned in the Senate
  6. GovernorSent to the Governor
  7. GovernorSigned by the Governor
  8. GovernorEffective on 9/1/25

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

HB 1778 was passed · Full House

Passed 148–1
May 6, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 148 No 1 Not voting 1
Democrats: 62 yes, 0 no Republicans: 86 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 148

No · 1

Not voting · 1

Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1778 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — The motion prevailed · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
May 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

The bill was read third time and was passed · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
May 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 16, 2025 House Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Passed 11–0
May 14, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice Criminal Justice: Reported favorably w/o amendments Passed 7–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 3 cosponsors

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.