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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 45: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons.

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 45 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons. Primary sponsor: Lacey Hull (Republican), Candy Noble (Republican), Jeff Leach (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican), Jared Patterson (Republican), Joan Huffman (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 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): Republican 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lacey HullPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Candy NoblePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Jared PattersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Joan HuffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Giovanni CapriglioneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Caroline Harris DavilaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Carl TepperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
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. 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. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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