HB 20

  • Texas House Bill
  • 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
  • Introduced in House Aug 22, 2025
  • Passed House Aug 21, 2025
  • Passed Senate Sep 03, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Sep 17, 2025

Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (94)

Cook

     
Cosponsor

Johnson

     
Cosponsor

Johnson

     
Cosponsor

King

     
Cosponsor

Votes


Actions


Sep 17, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

Office of the Governor

Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sep 04, 2025

House

Reported enrolled

House

Signed in the House

Senate

Signed in the Senate

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Sep 03, 2025

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

House

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

Senate

Reported favorably as substituted

House

Senate passage as amended reported

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

House

Senate Amendments distributed

Senate

Co-sponsor authorized

Senate

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

House

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

Sep 02, 2025

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

Co-sponsor authorized

Senate

Posting rule suspended

Senate

Ordered not printed

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Aug 22, 2025

Senate

Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

  • Referral-Committee
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Senate

Read first time

Aug 21, 2025

House

Reported engrossed

House

Reason for vote recorded in Journal

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Record vote

House

Passed

House

Read 3rd time

House

Record vote

House

Passed to engrossment as amended

House

Amended

House

Amended

House

Placed on Major State Calendar

House

Read 2nd time

Senate

Received from the House

Aug 20, 2025

House

Considered in Calendars

Aug 19, 2025

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

Aug 18, 2025

House

Read first time

House

Committee report distributed

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

House

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

House

Considered in formal meeting

House

Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding

  • Referral-Committee
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding

Aug 15, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced PDF HTML
House Committee Report PDF HTML
Engrossed PDF HTML
Senate Committee Report PDF HTML
Enrolled PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Witness List (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Enrolled) HTML
Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Engrossed) HTML
Fiscal Note (Introduced) HTML
Analysis (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Analysis (Engrossed) HTML
Analysis (House Committee Report) HTML

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