Texas · House Bill 2000 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.

  1. Introduced Jan 22, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 14, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 17, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 9, 2025
  5. To the governor May 13, 2025
  6. Became law May 24, 2025

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. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  7. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  8. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Criminal Jurisprudence
  9. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  10. HouseCommittee report distributed
  11. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  12. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  13. HousePlaced on Major State Calendar
  14. HouseRead 2nd time
  15. HousePassed to engrossment
  16. HouseRecord vote (RV#241)
  17. HouseRead 3rd time
  18. HousePassed
  19. HouseRecord vote (RV#304)
  20. HouseReported engrossed
  21. SenateReceived from the House
  22. SenateRead first time
  23. SenateReferred to Criminal Justice
  24. SenateCo-sponsor authorized
  25. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Criminal Justice
  26. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Criminal Justice
  27. CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
  28. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
  29. CommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments · Senate Criminal Justice
  30. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
  31. SenateCo-sponsor authorized
  32. SenatePlaced on intent calendar
  33. SenateCo-sponsor authorized
  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

6 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CSHB 2000 was passed to engrossment · Full House

Passed 148–0
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 148 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 61 yes, 0 no Republicans: 87 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 148

Not voting · 1

Absent · 1

HB 2000 was passed · Full House

Passed 147–0
Apr 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 147 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 60 yes, 0 no Republicans: 87 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 147

Not voting · 1

Excused · 2

Senator Nichols moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2000 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — The motion prevailed · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
May 9, 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 9, 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
Mar 25, 2025 House Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 11–0
May 7, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice Criminal Justice: Reported favorably w/o amendments Passed 7–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 24 cosponsors: 22 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 24 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.