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Texas SB 11 — Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Texas, 892. SB 11: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Latest action
September 17, 2025 — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Parker — primary sponsor
- Alvarado — primary sponsor
- Bettencourt — primary sponsor
- Blanco — primary sponsor
- Campbell — primary sponsor
- Creighton — primary sponsor
- Flores — primary sponsor
- Hagenbuch — primary sponsor
- Hall — primary sponsor
- Hinojosa, Adam — primary sponsor
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — primary sponsor
- Huffman — primary sponsor
- Hughes — primary sponsor
- King — primary sponsor
- Kolkhorst — primary sponsor
- Menéndez — primary sponsor
- Middleton — primary sponsor
- Paxton — primary sponsor
- Perry — primary sponsor
- Schwertner — primary sponsor
- Sparks — primary sponsor
- West — primary sponsor
- Zaffirini — primary sponsor
- Cook — primary sponsor
- Alders
- Bumgarner
- Cain
- Dyson
- Gerdes
- Harris Davila
- Hayes
- Holt
- Hopper
- Kerwin
- LaHood
- Leo Wilson
- Lopez, Janie
- Louderback
- Luther
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Morgan
- Oliverson
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Richardson
- Schatzline
- Schoolcraft
- Swanson
- Toth
- Villalobos
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Senate Committee Report Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
House Committee Report Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
passage
August 26, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 136 · no: 0 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (152)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Plesa | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Perez, V. | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Ordaz | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Morales, E. | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Manuel | yes |
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Jones, V. | yes |
| Jones, J. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Fischer | absent |
| Lopez, R. | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Davis, A. | absent |
| Vo | absent |
| Noble | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Lambert | absent |
| Geren | 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 |
| 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 |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Guerra | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| González, J. | yes |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
final passage
August 18, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 30 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zaffirini | yes |
| West | 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 |
| Gutierrez | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Eckhardt | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Birdwell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
| Alvarado | yes |
passage
August 26, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 137 · no: 1 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Morales, C | absent |
| Garcia Hernandez | absent |
| Garcia, J | absent |
| Vo | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Phelan | absent |
| Noble | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Geren | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Perez, V | no |
| 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 |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | 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 |
| 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 |
| Anchía | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| 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 |
| Simmons | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Plesa | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Ordaz | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | 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 |
| Jones, V. | yes |
| Jones, J. | yes |
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 11 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
August 18, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 30 · no: 0 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zaffirini | yes |
| West | 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 |
| Gutierrez | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Eckhardt | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Birdwell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
| Alvarado | yes |
Legislative history
- Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Signed by the Governor
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed in the House
- Signed in the Senate
- Reported enrolled
- House passage reported
- Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- Rules suspended
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed to 3rd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Considered in Calendars
- Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
- Corrected comm. report distributed
- Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Committee report distributed
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Considered in formal meeting
- Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
- Read first time
- Received from the Senate
- Reported engrossed
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Vote taken in committee
- Testimony taken in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Record vote
- Posting rule suspended
- Referred to State Affairs
- Read first time
- Filed
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
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