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Texas · 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) · Bill

HB 85: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Introduced 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 85 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on July 14, 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: Mitch Little (Republican), Terri Leo-Wilson (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Filed.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mitch LittlePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Terri Leo-WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Caroline Harris DavilaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Alan SchoolcraftCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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. Filed

Sources

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