SB 2105 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

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

SB 2105 requires county or district attorneys to issue written notices to commercial lodging establishments (like hotels and motels) if they violate human trafficking awareness rules. The notice must detail the violation, state a 30-day deadline to fix it, and specify potential civil penalties (up to $5,000 per violation). If unresolved, attorneys can sue in the county where the violation occurred to collect penalties or enforce compliance. The civil penalties collected go directly to the county court’s jurisdiction, not the state. This bill focuses on enforcement mechanics, not new awareness requirements.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up, removing extraneous metadata and adding a new procedural requirement for county and district attorneys to notify the attorney general before taking legal action. The substantive policy content regarding human trafficking enforcement remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and one new procedural requirement were added.
ENFORCEMENT

New requirement added that county or district attorneys must notify the attorney general before bringing legal action under the section.

TECHNICAL

Removed metadata, page numbers, and formatting artifacts from the original introduced version.

Reorganized text layout and removed unnecessary blank lines and formatting inconsistencies.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
11
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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