Texas HB 20: Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Status: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (as of 2025-09-17)

State: Texas · Session: 892 · Bill: HB 20

Subjects: ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811), Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055), Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065), Consumer Protection (I0080), Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200), DISASTER SCAM RESPONSE ACT (P28M5), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211), EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW), Electronic Information Systems (I0311), FRAUD (S0166), GIFTS & DONATIONS (S0122), SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)

Sponsors: Barry, Darby, Louderback, Martinez, McQueeney, Perry, Alders, Allen, Anchía, Ashby, Bell, Cecil, Bell, Keith, Bhojani, Blanco, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Button, Cain, Campbell, Canales, Capriglione, Cook, Craddick, Cunningham

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