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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 267: Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

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 267 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children. Primary sponsor: Jared Patterson (Republican), Hillary Hickland (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican), Cole Hefner (Republican), Cody Vasut (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): Laid on the table subject to call.

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 1 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jared PattersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Hillary HicklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Cole HefnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Terry WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“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. Laid on the table subject to call
  2. Companion considered in lieu of
  3. Postponed
  4. Read 2nd time
  5. Placed on General State Calendar
  6. Considered in Calendars
  7. Committee report sent to Calendars
  8. Committee report distributed
  9. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  10. Reported favorably as substituted
  11. Committee substitute considered in committee
  12. Considered in public hearing

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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