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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 742: Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

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 742 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking. Primary sponsor: Senfronia Thompson (Democratic), Mihaela Pleșa (Democratic), Tan Parker (Republican). It lists 4 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): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Senfronia ThompsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Mihaela PleșaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Tan ParkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Claudia OrdazCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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