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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2915: Relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited contest; increasing a criminal penalty.

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 2915 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited contest; increasing a criminal penalty. Primary sponsor: Matt Shaheen (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt ShaheenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66

“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. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
  2. Considered in formal meeting
  3. Recalled from subcommittee
  4. Left pending in subcommittee
  5. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  6. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  7. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  8. Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
  9. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  10. Read first time
  11. Filed

Sources

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