Monitoring the SessionHB 1459
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Bodily fluid doesn’t count as a deadly weapon in aggravated assault.
The bill says that when a person with HIV passes bodily fluid to someone else, that act does not count as using a deadly weapon under the Texas aggravated assault and aggravated sexual assault sections. It touches people with HIV who are prosecuted under those two sections, along with prosecutors and courts. Starting September 1, 2025, prosecutors cannot use HIV transmission alone as the deadly-weapon element that raises an assault or sexual assault to the aggravated level.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2986 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2986 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 22, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1459 · 2024-11-22
relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault.
Bodily fluid doesn’t count as a deadly weapon in aggravated assault.
The bill says that when a person with HIV passes bodily fluid to someone else, that act does not count as using a deadly weapon under the Texas aggravated assault and aggravated sexual assault sections. It touches people with HIV who are prosecuted under those two sections, along with prosecutors and courts. Starting September 1, 2025, prosecutors cannot use HIV transmission alone as the deadly-weapon element that raises an assault or sexual assault to the aggravated level.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$112,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100984877, 101041372, 101052461, 101072734.
$51,904.05
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to May 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100984877, 101034000, 101041372, 101052461, 101060812.
$48,500.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 13, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100984877, 101007278, 101034000, 101041372, 101041405, 101052461, 101072734.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$112,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100984877, 101041372, 101052461, 101072734.
$51,904.05
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to May 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100984877, 101034000, 101041372, 101052461, 101060812.
$48,500.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 13, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100984877, 101007278, 101034000, 101041372, 101041405, 101052461, 101072734.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Venton Jones, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 14, 2023: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 22, 2024
03/11/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Health--AIDS
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
The text as introduced · 239 words
89R5263 EAS-D By: Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 1459 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 22.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) For purposes of this section, the use of a deadly weapon does not include the transmission of bodily fluid by an individual infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). SECTION 2. Section 22.021, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) For purposes of this section, the use of a deadly weapon does not include the transmission of bodily fluid by an individual infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.