Relating to the punishment for trafficking of persons, online solicitation of a minor, and prostitution and to the dissemination of certain information, including the required posting of certain signs, regarding human trafficking; increasing criminal penalties; providing a civil penalty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 26, 2021
Signed Jun 18, 2021
Floor votes · House May 24, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
70
Key actions
18
Committee
15
Amendments
4
Jun 18, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report filed
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 25, 2021
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 24, 2021
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LT
Larry Taylor
RRepublican
P
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Tan Parker
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
Co
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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