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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1774 repeals the affirmative defense for selling or distributing harmful material to minors
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to State AffairsSponsors: Leo Wilson and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas HB 1774 eliminates the previously available for the criminal offense of selling, distributing, or displaying harmful material to a minor, effective September 1, 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Defendants in criminal prosecutions regarding harmful material
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to State Affairs
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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