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HB1232 • 2025

Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Turner | Capriglione
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
04/30/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  2. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  3. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1006

  4. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  5. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  6. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  7. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  8. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  9. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  10. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#859

  11. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  15. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  17. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  18. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  19. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  21. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  22. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  24. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1232 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R2264 CXP-D

By: Turner, Capriglione

H.B. No. 1232

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the reporting of violations of law under the

whistleblower protection laws.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 554.002(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or

terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action

against, a public employee who in good faith reports a violation of

law by the employing governmental entity
,
[
or
] another public

employee
, or an elected officer of the employing governmental

entity
to an appropriate law enforcement authority.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.