Texas · 892

HB 20

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.

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Texas HB 20 relates to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters. The bill proposes establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions, creating a new criminal offense, and increasing a criminal penalty.

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Sponsors + 83 cosponsors

Roll-call votes on this bill

QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
passage lower pass 129 0 17 Sep 3, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on… upper pass 0 0 4 Sep 3, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
passage upper pass 0 0 0 Sep 3, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
passage lower pass 133 0 10 Aug 21, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
passage lower pass 134 0 3 Aug 21, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0