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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2000: Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.

Enacted 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 2000 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming. Primary sponsor: Trent Ashby (Republican), Janis Holt (Republican), Ben Bumgarner (Republican), Ryan Guillen (Republican), Jessica González (Democratic), Robert Nichols (Republican). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 24, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Trent AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Janis HoltPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Ben BumgarnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Ryan GuillenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Jessica GonzálezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Robert NicholsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Angie ButtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Jo JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse147
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brooks LandgrafCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Candy NobleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Tan ParkerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Angela PaxtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Matt ShaheenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Tony TinderholtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“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. 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

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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