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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 189: Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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

SB 189 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Primary sponsor: José Menéndez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2025): Referred to Criminal Justice.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
José MenéndezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26

“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 Criminal Justice
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed
  4. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sources

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