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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1271: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1271 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 13, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child. Primary sponsor: Mary González (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary GonzálezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source