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HB1443 • 2025

Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Schatzline | Patterson | Holt | Richardson | Money
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  26. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  27. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/10/25 12:00 PM

  28. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  29. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment withdrawn. 1-Hickland

  30. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2019

  32. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1930

  37. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  44. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  46. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  47. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  48. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

  50. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  51. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  52. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  53. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  54. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  55. 2024-11-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 1443 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1443

AN ACT

relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or

possession of a child-like sex doll.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Penal Code, is amended

by adding Section 43.231 to read as follows:

Sec.

43.231.

PROMOTION OR POSSESSION OF CHILD-LIKE SEX

DOLL.

(a)

In this section, "child-like sex doll" means an obscene,

anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the

features of a child and that is intended to be used for sexual

stimulation or gratification.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:

(1) promotes a child-like sex doll;

(2)

possesses, with the intent to promote, a

child-like sex doll; or

(3) possesses a child-like sex doll.

(c)

An offense under Subsection (b)(1) is a felony of the

second degree.

(d)

An offense under Subsection (b)(2) is a felony of the

third degree.

(e)

An offense under Subsection (b)(3) is a state jail

felony.

(f)

A person who possesses two or more child-like sex dolls

is presumed to possess the dolls with the intent to promote the

dolls.

(g)

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this

section that the actor possesses or promotes a child-like sex doll

for a bona fide law enforcement purpose.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1443 was passed by the House on May

10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1443 was passed by the Senate on May

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor