What is the status of HB1778?

Signed into law as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 29, 2025).

Who sponsored HB1778?

Senfronia Thompson (D, HD-141), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1778?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB01778

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session

Texas HB1778: Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Q: What is HB1778?

HB1778 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Q: What does HB1778 do?

In its own words: An act relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2025

What the bill says

An act relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

From the enrolled text, May 19, 2025:

AN ACT relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: ARTICLE 1. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SECTION 1.01. Section 71.0353(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) As a component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, a district court or county court at law shall report the number of cases filed for the following offenses: (1) trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02[ADDED: or ] [ (2) prostitution under Section 43.02, Penal Code; (3) solicitation of prostitution under Section 43.021, Penal Code; [[DELETED: and]] (4)[ADDED: promotion of prostitution under Section 43.03, ] [] [ADDED: (5)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: online promotion of prostitution under Section ] [] [ADDED: (6)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: aggravated promotion of prostitution under ] [] [ADDED: (7)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: aggravated online promotion of prostitution under ] [ and] [ADDED: (8)]compelling prostitution under Section 43.05, Penal Code. SECTION 1.02. Section 402.034(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The council is composed of the (2) the attorney general or the …

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