Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
HB 1620 is a procedural bill focused on administrative maintenance of Texas law, not policy changes. It updates the state's legal codes by codifying laws omitted from existing codes, correcting minor errors, and aligning references across statutes without altering substantive rules. For example, it revises the Agriculture Code to reflect prior legislative updates (like H.B. 2308) while preserving the original law's meaning. This bill affects how legal references are organized but does not change any rights, obligations, or regulations for citizens or businesses. It became law automatically on September 1, 2025, after passing both chambers and being filed without the governor's signature.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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May 16, 2025
MODERATE
This bill is a technical revision that updates the official text of HB 1620 to match the enrolled version, correcting formatting errors, renumbering sections, and incorporating substantive amendments from previous legislative sessions. The changes ensure the statute accurately reflects laws passed by the 88th and 89th Legislatures regarding peace officer definitions, human trafficking reporting, and various code corrections.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same as a statutory revision act, but the text now includes updated definitions for peace officers and expanded reporting requirements for human trafficking investigations that were added in prior sessions.
DEFINITION
Article 2A.001 was updated to include 34 categories of peace officers, adding roles like county park rangers and investigators from the Texas Medical Board while removing the Alamo complex ranger designation.
Article 2A.151 was amended to update the list of magistrates, changing the appointment authority for certain counties and adding new categories for associate judges and criminal law hearing officers.
REQUIREMENT
Article 2A.205 was revised to expand human trafficking reporting requirements, adding victim information fields and clarifying that reports must include race, ethnicity, and country of origin.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was reformatted to correct section numbering, remove duplicate content, and align with the enrolled version's structure while preserving all substantive legislative changes from previous sessions.
Floor votes · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
13
Committee
9
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Administration
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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