Monitoring the Session

HB 502

bill on keeping victims’ identifying information confidential

Companion SB 487 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Lulu FloresDHouse 51
Corrected Oct 31, 2026

Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

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

Caption

relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Adds invasive visual recording and indecent assault victims to identity-confidentiality rules.

Analysis prose withheld.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3005 (Did not pass). 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.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 4 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB502 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Lulu FloresDHouse 51 Rep. Donna HowardDHouse 48 Rep. Mitch LittleRHouse 65

+ 2 more authors, 4 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

WHAT IT DOES

Adds invasive visual recording and indecent assault victims to identity-confidentiality rules.

Analysis prose withheld.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Postponed 4/24/25 10:00 AM
  17. Laid out as postponed business
  18. Postponed 4/28/25 10:00 AM
  19. Companion considered in lieu of SB 487
  20. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Lulu Flores

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC$23KMichael Brickman$15,000Johann Moonesinghe$10,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.

Michael Brickman$15,000.00
Johann Moonesinghe$10,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses19
For
18
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • City of Fort Worth1 registration
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
  • Dallas Criminal District Attornry John Creuzot1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
  • Houston Police Department1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Alliance for Safety and Justice1 registration
  • Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney1 registration
  • Self; Crime Stoppers Houston1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Self; Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
  • Texas Association Against Sexual Assault1 registration
  • Texas Council on Family Violence1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Travis County District Attorney’s Office1 registration

On

  • Self1 registration
Sources

19 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3005

by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Did not pass · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 24, 2023: Removed from local & uncontested calendar

Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

04/28/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 31, 2026 at 8:37 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70 Gene WuDHouse 137

House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 487 by Alvarado (identical)

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--General

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Protection of Personal Information

CRIME VICTIMS

Text

The text as introduced · 178 words

89R2333 MZM-D

By: Flores
H.B. No. 502

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of

victims of certain offenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 58, Code of

Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF

VICTIMS OF STALKING , INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING, OR INDECENT ASSAULT

SECTION 2. Article 58.151, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended to read as follows:

Art. 58.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "victim"

means a person who is the subject of:

(1) an offense that allegedly constitutes :

(A) stalking under Section 42.072, Penal Code ;

(B) invasive visual recording under Section

21.15, Penal Code; or

(C) indecent assault under Section 22.012, Penal

Code ; or

(2) an offense that is part of the same criminal

episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, as an offense

described by Subdivision (1) [ under Section 42.072, Penal Code ].

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.