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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 4957: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

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 4957 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. Primary sponsor: Terri Leo-Wilson (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terri Leo-WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
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. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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