Bill:  HB 20 
Legislative Session: 89(2) Council Document: 89S2 167 SCF-D
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Last Action:09/17/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:Darby | Louderback | Martinez | Barry | McQueeney
Coauthor:Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Button | Cain | Canales | Capriglione | Cook | Craddick | Cunningham | Curry | Dean | DeAyala | Dyson | Gámez | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Gerdes | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hickland | Howard | Hull | Hunter | Johnson | Kerwin | Kitzman | LaHood | Lalani | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Lujan | Luther | Manuel | Metcalf | Meyer | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie | Morgan | Muñoz | Noble | Oliverson | Orr | Paul | Pierson | Plesa | Raymond | Reynolds | Romero | Schatzline | Shaheen | Shofner | Slawson | Smithee | Spiller | Swanson | Thompson | Toth | Turner | VanDeaver | Vasut | Villalobos | Wharton | Wilson | Zwiener
Sponsor:Perry
Cosponsor:Blanco | Campbell | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Johnson | King | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Sparks | Zaffirini
Subjects:Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Consumer Protection (I0080)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
DISASTER SCAM RESPONSE ACT (P28M5)
FRAUD (S0166)
GIFTS & DONATIONS (S0122)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
House Committee:Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   December 4, 2025   09/17/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      09/17/2025    
E   Sent to the Governor      09/04/2025     394
S   Signed in the Senate      09/04/2025     174
H   Signed in the House      09/04/2025     392
H   Reported enrolled      09/04/2025   12:10 AM  394
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      09/03/2025     145
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      09/03/2025     377
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/03/2025     378
H   Record vote   RV#165   09/03/2025     378
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      09/03/2025     377
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      09/03/2025   10:11 PM 
H   Senate Amendments distributed      09/03/2025   09:32 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      09/03/2025     373
S   Record vote      09/03/2025     134
S   Passed      09/03/2025     134
S   Read 3rd time      09/03/2025     134
S   Record vote      09/03/2025     134
S   Three day rule suspended      09/03/2025     134
S   Vote recorded in Journal      09/03/2025     134
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      09/03/2025     134
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      09/03/2025     134
S   Committee report printed and distributed      09/03/2025   12:01 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      09/03/2025     130
S   Co-sponsor authorized      09/03/2025     164
S   Vote taken in committee      09/02/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      09/02/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      09/02/2025    
S   Ordered not printed      09/02/2025    
S   Posting rule suspended      09/02/2025     122
S   Co-sponsor authorized      09/02/2025     129
S   Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select      08/22/2025     57
S   Read first time      08/22/2025     57
S   Received from the House      08/21/2025     41
H   Reported engrossed      08/21/2025   04:37 PM  182
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/21/2025     131
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/21/2025     131
H   Record vote   RV#47   08/21/2025     130
H   Passed      08/21/2025     130
H   Read 3rd time      08/21/2025     130
H   Record vote   RV#40   08/21/2025     119
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      08/21/2025     119
H   Amended   2-Darby   08/21/2025     118
H   Amended   1-Darby   08/21/2025     118
H   Read 2nd time      08/21/2025     117
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      08/21/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      08/20/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      08/19/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      08/18/2025   08:08 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      08/18/2025     71
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      08/18/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      08/18/2025    
H   Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding      08/18/2025   12:21 PM 
H   Read first time      08/18/2025     41
H   Filed      08/15/2025