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HB272 • 2025

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Perez, Mary Ann
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 the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

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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. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  8. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  9. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rereferred to committee

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1016

  33. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  38. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  39. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#871

  40. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  42. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

  43. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Returned to Calendars Committee

  44. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  45. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  46. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  47. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  48. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

  49. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  50. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  51. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  52. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  53. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  54. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  55. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  56. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  57. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  58. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  59. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  60. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  61. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  62. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

  63. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 272 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 272

AN ACT

relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or

possession of credit card or debit card information.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 13A, Code of Criminal

Procedure, is amended by adding Article 13A.2551 to read as

follows:

Art.

13A.2551.

FRAUDULENT USE OR POSSESSION OF CREDIT CARD

OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION. An offense under Section 32.315, Penal

Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was

committed or in the county of residence for any person whose credit

card or debit card information was unlawfully obtained, possessed,

transferred, or used by the defendant.

SECTION 2. Article 38.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) This article applies to the trial of an offense under

any of the following sections of the Penal Code:

(1) Section 32.21 (Forgery);

(2) Section 32.31 (Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse);

[
or
]

(3) Section 32.51 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of

Identifying Information)
; or

(4)

Section 32.315 (Fraudulent Use or Possession of

Credit Card or Debit Card Information)
.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a criminal proceeding that commences on or after the effective date

of this Act. A criminal proceeding that commenced before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date the proceeding commenced, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 272 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 19, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 272 was passed by the Senate on May

26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor