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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3231: Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; 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 3231 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty. Primary sponsor: Helen Kerwin (Republican), Schatzline, Andy Hopper (Republican), Ellen Troxclair (Republican), A.J. Louderback (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Placed on General State Calendar.

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 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Helen KerwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
SchatzlinePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andy HopperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Ellen TroxclairPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
A.J. LouderbackPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
J.M. LozanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
John SmitheeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“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. Placed on General State Calendar
  2. Considered in Calendars
  3. Committee report sent to Calendars
  4. Committee report distributed
  5. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  6. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  7. Considered in formal meeting
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Left pending in subcommittee
  10. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  11. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  12. Posting rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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