Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 47 — Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Last action — Effective on 9/1/25

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 14, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on June 20, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

  5. Signed in the House

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. Senate passage reported

  8. Record vote

  9. Passed

  10. Read 3rd time

  11. Record vote

  12. Three day rule suspended

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. Placed on intent calendar

  17. Co-sponsor authorized

  18. Committee report printed and distributed

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. Co-sponsor authorized

  21. Vote taken in committee

  22. Testimony taken in committee

  23. Considered in public hearing

  24. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. Referred to Criminal Justice

  26. Read first time

  27. Received from the House

  28. Reported engrossed

  29. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. Record vote

  31. Passed

  32. Read 3rd time

  33. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. Record vote

  35. Passed to engrossment

  36. Read 2nd time

  37. Placed on General State Calendar

  38. Considered in Calendars

  39. Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. Committee report distributed

  41. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  43. Considered in public hearing

  44. Left pending in committee

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

  46. Considered in public hearing

  47. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  49. Read first time

  50. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed to engrossment

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 900011
Total 900011
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Not Voting
Alma Allen — Yea
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Not Voting
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Cody Harris — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Not Voting
Diego Bernal — Not Voting
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Not Voting
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Not Voting
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Not Voting
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Not Voting
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Josey Garcia — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Not Voting
Stan Lambert — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Wes Virdell — Not Voting
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed

Passed 141 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1410010
Total 1410010
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Garcia — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Morales — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Ward Johnson — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Yea
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Yea
Carl Tepper — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Caroline Harris Davila — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Chris Turner — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Yea
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Yea
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Cook — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Yea
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Yea
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Not Voting
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Not Voting
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Yea
Josey Garcia — Yea
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Ken King — Not Voting
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Not Voting
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Lulu Flores — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Not Voting
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Yea
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Yea
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Penny Morales Shaw — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Not Voting
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Not Voting
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Steve Toth — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Yea
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Yea
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Not Voting
Yvonne Davis — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 47 do?
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Who sponsors HB 47?
HB 47 is sponsored by Lulu Flores, David Cook, Donna Howard, Tom Oliverson, Lacey Hull, Trey Martinez Fischer, Mihaela Plesa, and Penny Morales Shaw.
What is the current status of HB 47?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 14, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HB 47?
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