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SB1019 • 2025

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

Children
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Huffman
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 admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

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. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3313

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3216

  15. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  29. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  30. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  31. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  32. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  35. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  36. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  37. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  38. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  39. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  41. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  42. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  48. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  50. 2025-01-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  51. 2025-01-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 1019 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1019

AN ACT

relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the

adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed

against a child or a person with a disability.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 54.031(a) and (d), Family Code, are

amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies to a hearing under this title in

which a child is alleged to be a delinquent child on the basis of a

violation of any of the following provisions of the Penal Code, if a

child
18
[
12
] years of age or younger or a person with a disability

is the alleged victim of the violation:

(1) Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses) or 22 (Assaultive

Offenses);

(2) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);

(3) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child);

(4) Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8) (Trafficking of

Persons); or

(5) Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling Prostitution).

(d) In this section, "person with a disability"
has the same

meaning as "disabled individual" as defined by Section 22.04, Penal

Code
[
means a person 13 years of age or older who because of age or

physical or mental disease, disability, or injury is substantially

unable to protect the person's self from harm or to provide food,

shelter, or medical care for the person's self
].

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a

case in a juvenile court that commences on or after the effective

date of this Act. A case that commences before the effective date

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

commenced, and the former law is continued in effect for that

purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1019 passed the Senate on

March 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1019 passed the House on

May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor