SB2105 • 2025

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Blanco
Last action: 2025-05-27
Official status: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

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Bill History

2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 2105 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Blanco, et al.

S.B. No. 2105

(Morales of Maverick)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney

to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial

lodging establishments.

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

SECTION 1. Section 114.0102, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 114.0102. OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. If the attorney

general
or the county or district attorney of the county in which a

commercial lodging establishment is located
has reason to believe

an operator of a commercial lodging establishment has violated this

chapter, the attorney general
, county attorney, or district

attorney
shall provide written notice to the operator that:

(1) describes the operator's violation;

(2) states that the commercial lodging establishment

may be liable for a civil penalty if the operator does not cure the

violation before the 30th day after the date the operator receives

the notice; and

(3) includes the maximum potential civil penalty that

may be imposed for the violation.

SECTION 2. Section 114.0104, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 114.0104. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
OR COUNTY OR

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
. (a) The attorney general
or a county attorney

or district attorney
may bring an action in the name of the state:

(1) to recover a civil penalty imposed under Section

114.0103; or

(2) for injunctive relief to require compliance with

this chapter.

(b) An action under this section
by the attorney general
may

be brought in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) a county in which any part of the violation or

threatened violation occurs.

(b-1)

A county attorney or district attorney shall notify

the attorney general before bringing an action under this section.

Notice under this subsection must be in a form and manner prescribed

by the attorney general.

(b-2)

An action under this section by a county attorney or

district attorney shall be brought in a district court in a county

in which any part of the violation or threatened violation occurs.

(c) The attorney general
, county attorney, or district

attorney
may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining

injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section, including

court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and investigatory costs.

(d)

A civil penalty recovered by a county attorney or

district attorney under this section is payable to the county in

which the district court that heard the action is located.

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