Angela Paxton Texas Senator - SD8 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that within 45 days of a child entering the conservatorship of the department, they must undergo a comprehensive assessment, which includes screenings for trauma and risk of commercial sexual exploitation, utilizing a validated tool chosen by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit. It also requires that juvenile probation departments complete a risk and needs assessment, including a commercial sexual exploitation risk screening, for children under their jurisdiction, using an approved instrument or process. These screenings aim to identify children at risk of exploitation. The bill is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Angela Paxton, member of the Senate Committee on Nominations and vice chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, proposed another five bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Paxton graduated from Baylor University with a BS.
Angela Paxton is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 8th Senate district. She replaced previous state senator Van Taylor in 2019.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 835 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child |
| SB 635 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty |
| SB 466 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate |
| SB 206 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information |
| SB 205 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels |
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