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Texas HB 20 — 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.
Texas, 892. HB 20: Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program
Latest action
September 17, 2025 — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary
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Sponsors
- Darby — primary sponsor
- Louderback — primary sponsor
- Martinez — primary sponsor
- Barry — primary sponsor
- McQueeney — primary sponsor
- Alders
- Allen
- Anchía
- Ashby
- Bell, Cecil
- Bell, Keith
- Bhojani
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Canales
- Capriglione
- Cook
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dyson
- Gámez
- Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
- Gerdes
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris
- Harris Davila
- Hayes
- Hickland
- Howard
- Hull
- Hunter
- Johnson
- Kerwin
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lalani
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo Wilson
- Lopez, Janie
- Lujan
- Luther
- Manuel
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Morales Shaw
- Morales, Eddie
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Noble
- Oliverson
- Orr
- Paul
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Reynolds
- Romero
- Schatzline
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Thompson
- Toth
- Turner
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Wharton
- Wilson
- Zwiener
- Perry — primary sponsor
- Blanco
- Campbell
- Hall
- Hinojosa, Adam
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
- Johnson
- King
- Kolkhorst
- Menéndez
- Sparks
- Zaffirini
Bill text
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Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
passage
August 21, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 136 · no: 0 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (152)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Holt | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hernandez | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Guerra | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| González, J. | yes |
| Geren | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Garcia, L. | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| Dutton | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Dean | yes |
| Davis, Y. | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cortez | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Cain | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bumgarner | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bowers | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bernal | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Anchía | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| Simmons | absent |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Morales, C | absent |
| Jones, J | absent |
| Garcia, J | absent |
| Davis, A | absent |
| Vo | absent |
| Perez, V | absent |
| Ordaz | absent |
| Jones, V | absent |
| Gervin-Hawkins | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Absent | absent |
| Harris(C) | not voting |
| Mr Speaker | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Zwiener | yes |
| Wu | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Virdell | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| Vasut | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Toth | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Slawson | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Reynolds | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Plesa | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Noble | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Morales Shaw | yes |
| Morales, E. | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Fischer | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Manuel | yes |
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lambert | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 20 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
September 3, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 26 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zaffirini | yes |
| Sparks | yes |
| Schwertner | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Miles | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Menéndez | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| J. Hinojosa | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
| Alvarado | yes |
| West | absent |
| Gutierrez | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Birdwell | absent |
final passage
September 3, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 26 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
passage
August 21, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 135 · no: 0 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (152)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lambert | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
| Holt | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hernandez | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Guerra | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| González, J. | yes |
| Geren | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Garcia, L. | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| Dutton | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Dean | yes |
| Davis, Y. | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Cain | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bumgarner | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bowers | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bernal | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Anchía | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| Jones, J. | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Davis, A. | absent |
| Cortez | absent |
| Vo | absent |
| Perez, V | absent |
| Ordaz | absent |
| Jones, V | absent |
| Gervin-Hawkins | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Absent | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Zwiener | yes |
| Wu | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Virdell | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| Vasut | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Toth | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Slawson | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Reynolds | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Plesa | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Noble | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Morales Shaw | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Fischer | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Manuel | yes |
| Simmons | absent |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Morales, E. | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
concur in the senate amendments to HB 20.
September 3, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 129 · no: 0 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
| Holt | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| González, J. | yes |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Geren | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| Dutton | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Davis, A. | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cortez | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Cain | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bumgarner | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bowers | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bernal | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Plesa | absent |
| Ordaz | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Martinez | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Morales, E. | absent |
| Fischer | absent |
| Lambert | absent |
| Jones, V. | absent |
| Jones, J. | absent |
| Hernandez | absent |
| Guerra | absent |
| Garcia, L. | absent |
| Dean | absent |
| Davis, Y. | absent |
| Anchía | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Zwiener | yes |
| Wu | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Vo | yes |
| Virdell | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| Vasut | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Toth | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Slawson | yes |
| Simmons | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Perez, V. | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Noble | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Manuel | yes |
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
Legislative history
- Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Signed by the Governor
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed in the Senate
- Signed in the House
- Reported enrolled
- House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- Senate Amendments distributed
- Senate passage as amended reported
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Vote taken in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Ordered not printed
- Posting rule suspended
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
- Read first time
- Received from the House
- Reported engrossed
- Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Record vote
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Amended
- Amended
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on Major State Calendar
- Considered in Calendars
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Committee report distributed
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Considered in formal meeting
- Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- Read first time
- Filed
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