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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes."
+description: "Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "89R"
+identifier: "HB 3185"
+citation: "Texas HB 3185 (89R)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "SUBPOENAS (S8341)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Curry", "Metcalf"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-02-21"
+last_action: "2025-06-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09844ef0-81a7-4146-b821-083963acfe6e"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3185.xml"
+source_hash: "cb3a7b6bb7fbd1d6757238e279df03f4118bd4a076531d6827e0096130bc3aeb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 3185 (89R) — Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03185I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03185E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03185H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03185S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03185F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **131–8** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **103–16** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **113–7** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Curry — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Miles — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-21** Filed `filing`
+- **2025-03-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-20** Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-22** Posting rule suspended
+- **2025-04-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-04-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2025-04-23** Left pending in committee
+- **2025-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2025-04-30** Committee report distributed
+- **2025-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2025-05-07** Considered in Calendars
+- **2025-05-09** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2025-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-10** Record vote
+- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-10** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-10** Record vote
+- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-05-12** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-05-12** Record vote
+- **2025-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-12** Reported engrossed
+- **2025-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2025-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-05-13** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-05-22** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
+- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2025-05-28** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
+- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
+- **2025-05-28** Record vote
+- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-05-28** Record vote
+- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
+- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09844ef0-81a7-4146-b821-083963acfe6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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