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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5138: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Passed both chambers 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 5138 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: Matt Shaheen (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican), Jeff Leach (Republican), Candy Noble (Republican), Lacey Hull (Republican), Bryan Hughes (Republican). It lists 32 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2025): Senate appoints conferees-reported.

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 37

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt ShaheenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Candy NoblePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Lacey HullPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Bryan HughesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Jay DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
J.M. LozanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
John McQueeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Alan SchoolcraftCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
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. Senate appoints conferees-reported
  2. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
  3. Senate appoints conferees
  4. Senate grants request for conference comm.
  5. House appoints conferees-reported
  6. House requests conference committee-reported
  7. House refuses to concur-reported
  8. House appoints conferees
  9. House requests conference committee
  10. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
  11. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  12. Senate Amendments 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