Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1778

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  

Caption

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.

Texas Constitutional Statutes Affected

Government Code

  • Chapter 402. Attorney General
    • Section: 034
    • Section: 0351
    • Section: 034
    • Section: 0351
    • Section: 034
    • Section: 0351
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 034
    • Section: 035
  • Chapter 71. Texas Judicial Council
    • Section: 0353

Health And Safety Code

  • Chapter 146. Tattoo And Certain Body Piercing Studios
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 169. First Offender Solicitation Of Prostitution Prevention Program
    • Section: New Section

Occupations Code

  • Chapter 1603. Regulation Of Barbering And Cosmetology
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section

Code Of Criminal Procedure

  • Chapter 12. Limitation
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 42. Judgment And Sentence
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 56a. Rights Of Crime Victims
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 38. Evidence In Criminal Actions
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 17. Bail
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 465

Penal Code

  • Chapter 20. Kidnapping, Unlawful Restraint, Andsmuggling Of Persons
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 43. Public Indecency
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 26
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 26
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 05
    • Section: 26
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 26
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 031
    • Section: 05
    • Section: 26
    • Section: 25
    • Section: 26
  • Chapter 21. Sexual Offenses
    • Section: New Section
    • Section: 11
  • Chapter 22. Assaultive Offenses
    • Section: New Section
  • Chapter 38. Obstructing Governmental Operation
    • Section: 17
    • Section: New Section

Companion Bills

TX SB741

Identical 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.

Previously Filed As

TX SB1527

Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

TX HB3451

Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

TX HB1975

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain repeat sex offenders and to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain sexual and assaultive offenses.

TX HB505

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.

TX HB1004

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons and compelling prostitution and to certain consequences of those offenses.

TX HB4642

Relating to offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances and the enforcement and prevention of those offenses; creating a criminal offense.

TX HB1059

Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.

TX SB1709

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of sedition and engaging in organized criminal activity; increasing criminal penalties.

TX HB151

Relating to certain affirmative defenses to prosecution for the criminal offenses of sexual performance by a child and possession or promotion of child pornography.

TX SB1179

Relating to sexually violent predators and the prosecution of certain offenses involving prohibited items at correctional or civil commitment facilities; creating a criminal offense.

Similar Bills

TX HB3451

Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

TX SB1527

Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

TX SB20

Relating to the prevention of, reporting regarding, investigation of, prosecution of, criminal and civil penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses, to treatment, services, and compensation available to victims of those offenses, and to orders of nondisclosure for certain persons who are victims of certain of those offenses.

TX HB15

Relating to the prevention of, prosecution of, penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses and to orders of nondisclosure for persons who committed certain of those offenses; regulating occupations and property to prevent and respond to those criminal offenses, including requiring a student occupational permit for those purposes; authorizing fees; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

TX SB741

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.