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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4437: Relating to a requirement that the Department of Information Resources implement and develop a system and database to authenticate and track certain digital content.

Passed one chamber 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 4437 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a requirement that the Department of Information Resources implement and develop a system and database to authenticate and track certain digital content. Primary sponsor: Giovanni Capriglione (Republican), Carl Tepper (Republican), Suleman Lalani (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Referred to Business & Commerce.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Giovanni CapriglionePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Carl TepperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Suleman LalaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76

“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 Business & Commerce
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the House
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. Passed to engrossment
  12. Read 2nd time

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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