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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 748: Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

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 748 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse. Primary sponsor: Jeff Leach (Republican), Johnson, Mitch Little (Republican), Cook, Morgan Meyer (Republican), Angela Paxton (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Not again placed on intent calendar.

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 6 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mitch LittlePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
CookPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Morgan MeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Angela PaxtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Carol AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Giovanni CapriglioneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Sarah EckhardtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Chuy HinojosaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Suleman LalaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“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. Not again placed on intent calendar
  2. Placed on intent calendar
  3. Co-sponsor authorized
  4. Committee report printed and distributed
  5. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  6. Co-sponsor authorized
  7. Vote taken in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Co-sponsor authorized
  10. Co-sponsor authorized
  11. Left pending in committee
  12. Testimony taken in committee

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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