---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of possession or promotion of child pornography."
description: "Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of possession or promotion of child pornography."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 1227"
citation: "Texas HB 1227 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION (S2314)", "Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)", "PORNOGRAPHY (S0379)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Herrero", "Lopez, Janie", "Metcalf", "Spiller"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca9807d4-abb2-4ec2-bd39-d376953d3b41"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1227.xml"
source_hash: "28d0b476f6628e5ffdd5a4a106d25fe044c0b923f182efaf45c4a9b05ed5c9d7"
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 1227 (88) — Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of possession or promotion of child pornography.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB01227I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01227E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01227H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01227S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01227F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Herrero — primary (person)
- Lopez, Janie — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Spiller — primary (person)
- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-09** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-03** Referred to Corrections `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-16** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-16** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-28** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-18** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-20** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Record vote
- **2023-04-21** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-21** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-24** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-04-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca9807d4-abb2-4ec2-bd39-d376953d3b41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).