SB 487: more victims can shield their identifying information

Caption

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

Summary

Invasive visual recording and indecent assault victims join stalking victims.

The bill widens an existing confidentiality program so that victims of invasive visual recording and indecent assault can shield their identifying information, not just stalking victims. It touches those victims and the courts, police and records holders who handle their names. On the ground, more victims can use a pseudonym and keep their identity out of public records starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3005 by Rep. Flores (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.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB487 · 2024-11-22

SOLD BY

Sen. Carol AlvaradoDSenate 6

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Invasive visual recording and indecent assault victims join stalking victims.

The bill widens an existing confidentiality program so that victims of invasive visual recording and indecent assault can shield their identifying information, not just stalking victims. It touches those victims and the courts, police and records holders who handle their names. On the ground, more victims can use a pseudonym and keep their identity out of public records starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · April 22, 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

Nov 22, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 22, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
Mar 18, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 18, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 18, 2025Vote taken in committee
Mar 19, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Mar 19, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 19, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 24, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Mar 26, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 26, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 26, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 26, 2025Three day rule suspended
Mar 26, 2025Record vote
Mar 26, 2025Read 3rd time
Mar 26, 2025Passed
Mar 26, 2025Record vote
Mar 26, 2025Reported engrossed
Mar 27, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 9, 2025Read first time
Apr 9, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 24, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 24, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 24, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Laid out in lieu of companion HB 502
Apr 28, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 28, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
Apr 28, 2025Record vote RV#600
Apr 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#785
Apr 29, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025House passage reported
Apr 29, 2025Reported enrolled
Apr 30, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 1, 2025Signed in the House
May 1, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 13, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 13, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 145 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 29, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Mar 26, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carol Alvarado

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$25K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$20K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20K

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 · Oct 30, 2024 to Jun 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.

Texas Sands PAC$25,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 16, 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: 101012403, 101030499, 101059972.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$20,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025. 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: 101007246, 101030499.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Dec 9, 2025. 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: 101012403, 101030499.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 16, 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: 101012403, 101030499, 101059972.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025. 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: 101007246, 101030499.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Dec 9, 2025. 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: 101012403, 101030499.

Votes5

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 145
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 3
Absent: 1
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 785

SB 487 was passed by (Record 785): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 145 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 28, 2025

Yea: 145
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 2

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 600

SB 487 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 600): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 145 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Alvarado moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 487 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Alvarado moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 487 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses17

For: 17
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot1 registration
Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
Girls Empowerment Network1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
Self1 registration
Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney1 registration
Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office1 registration
Self; Crime Stoppers1 registration
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
Texas Assoc Against Sexual Assault1 registration
Texas Council ob Family Violence1 registration
Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
Texas Police Chiefs Association1 registration
Travis Co District Attorney's Office1 registration
Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

Sources

17 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

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

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · April 22, 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, different 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 Senate · Filed Nov 22, 2024

05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

HB 502 by Flores (identical)

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--General

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Protection of Personal Information

CRIME VICTIMS

SEXUAL ASSAULT

VIDEOTAPE & FILM

Text

The text as introduced · 178 words

89R2333 MZM-D

By: Alvarado
S.B. No. 487

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.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texas Sands PAC

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

House Apr 29, 2025

House Apr 28, 2025

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Senate Mar 26, 2025

For

88R HB 3005

Companion