TX-HB267-2025
Texas · HB 267 · 2025
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
- Bill key
- TX-HB267-2025
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 267, 89th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2025), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB267.
- Short citation
- Tex. H.B. 267.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Curator notes
Removes the defense for sharing "harmful to minors" material for educational or scientific purposes but explicitly allows LOE and Judicary to; Same as SB 412
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Patterson | Republican | Representative | HD-106 | Primary sponsor |
| Hillary Hickland | Republican | Representative | HD-055 | Primary sponsor |
| William Metcalf | Republican | Representative | HD-016 | Primary sponsor |
| Cole Hefner | Republican | Representative | HD-005 | Primary sponsor |
| Cody Vasut | Republican | Representative | HD-025 | Primary sponsor |
| Ben Bumgarner | Republican | Representative | HD-063 | Co-sponsor |
| Cody Harris | Republican | Representative | HD-008 | Co-sponsor |
| Janis Holt | Republican | Representative | HD-018 | Co-sponsor |
| Carrie Isaac | Republican | Representative | HD-073 | Co-sponsor |
| Terri Leo-Wilson | Republican | Representative | HD-023 | Co-sponsor |
| Penny Morales Shaw | Democratic | Representative | HD-148 | Co-sponsor |
| Mike Olcott | Republican | Representative | HD-060 | Co-sponsor |
| Dennis Paul | Republican | Representative | HD-129 | Co-sponsor |
| Joanne Shofner | Republican | Representative | HD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| David Spiller | Republican | Representative | HD-068 | Co-sponsor |
| Terry Wilson | Republican | Representative | HD-020 | Co-sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Bill family
Part of a family of 9 similar bills in one state. View the family.
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Bill text
- As introduced (2,187 characters)
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