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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 456: Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

SB 456 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 21, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty. Primary sponsor: Mayes Middleton (Republican), Janie Lopez (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mayes MiddletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Janie LopezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Bob HallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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 House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House passage reported
  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  9. Record vote
  10. Passed
  11. Read 3rd time
  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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