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SB487 • 2025

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Alvarado
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-13

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Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#785

  9. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 502

  13. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#600

  16. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  19. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  21. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  24. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  25. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  26. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  30. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  36. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  39. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  42. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  43. 2024-11-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  44. 2024-11-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 487 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 487

AN ACT

relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of

victims of certain offenses.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 58, Code of

Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF

VICTIMS OF STALKING
, INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING, OR INDECENT ASSAULT

SECTION 2. Article 58.151, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended to read as follows:

Art. 58.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "victim"

means a person who is the subject of:

(1) an offense that allegedly constitutes
:

(A)
stalking under Section 42.072, Penal Code
;

(B)

invasive visual recording under Section

21.15, Penal Code; or

(C)

indecent assault under Section 22.012, Penal

Code
; or

(2) an offense that is part of the same criminal

episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, as an offense

described by Subdivision (1)
[
under Section 42.072, Penal Code
].

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 487 passed the Senate on

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

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 487 passed the House on

April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, three

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor