Rep. Nate Schatzline introduced HB 1443, a bill on Crimes and Minors, to the Texas House on Thursday, Nov. 21 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes the criminal offense of promoting a child-like sex doll, defining such a doll as an obscene, anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot with child-like features intended for sexual stimulation or gratification. A person commits a third-degree felony if they knowingly promote such a doll and a Class A misdemeanor if they possess it with intent to promote. Possession of six or more dolls creates a presumption of intent to promote. An affirmative defense is provided for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Nate Schatzline, a member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another 14 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on Human Services.
Schatzline graduated from Southwestern Assemblies of God University with a BS.
Nate Schatzline is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state’s 93rd House district. He replaced previous state representative Matt Krause in 2023.
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.
| Legislative Session | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89(R) | HB 1444 | 11/21/2024 | Relating to a school district’s purchase of instructional materials using funds allotted under the instructional materials and technology allotment |
| 89(R) | HB 1427 | 11/20/2024 | Relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction |
| 89(R) | HB 1418 | 11/20/2024 | Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial |
| 89(R) | HB 1394 | 11/19/2024 | Relating to sovereign immunity and civil rights actions related to certain laws protecting the free exercise of religion |
| 89(R) | HB 1375 | 11/18/2024 | Relating to civil liability for obscenity |
| 89(R) | HB 1356 | 11/15/2024 | Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status; providing a civil penalty |
| 89(R) | HB 1265 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to artificial intelligence mental health services |
| 89(R) | HB 1264 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault |
| 89(R) | HB 1215 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault |
| 89(R) | HB 1075 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to a cause of action for drag performances performed in the presence of a minor |
| 89(R) | HB 1074 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain motor vehicles |
| 89(R) | HB 1073 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the academic assessment of public school students |
| 89(R) | HB 1072 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to a database containing certain records of children who are not lawfully present in the United States |
| 89(R) | HB 1071 | 11/12/2024 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program |
| 88(R) | HB 4965 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to measures to promote and support responsible fatherhood in this state |
| 88(R) | HB 5112 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program |
| 88(R) | HB 5207 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the required preservation of certain records by a money services business |
| 88(R) | HB 4435 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain motor vehicles |
| 88(R) | HB 4530 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to instruction in human trafficking awareness in public schools |
| 88(R) | HB 4531 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the substitution of a county sales and use tax for all or a portion of property taxes imposed by certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax |
| 88(R) | HB 4534 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to a policy prohibiting public school employees from assisting a student with social transitioning and to the loss of state funding for a violation by a public school |
| 88(R) | HB 4640 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to payroll deductions for certain school district employees for membership in a professional organization or association |
| 88(R) | HB 4060 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to restrictions on eligibility to serve on the tax appraisal district board of directors |
| 88(R) | HB 4061 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender in certain circumstances from going within a certain distance of the residence of the victim of the offense for which the offender is subject to registration |
| 88(R) | HB 4138 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program |
| 88(R) | HB 3570 | 03/06/2023 | Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website |
| 88(R) | HB 3357 | 03/02/2023 | Relating to civil liability for obscenity |
| 88(R) | HB 3151 | 03/01/2023 | Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status; providing a civil penalty |
| 88(R) | HB 3183 | 03/01/2023 | Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial |
| 88(R) | HB 3011 | 02/28/2023 | Relating to the academic assessment of public school students |
| 88(R) | HB 2576 | 02/21/2023 | Relating to a database containing certain records of children who are not lawfully present in the United States |
| 88(R) | HB 1829 | 02/03/2023 | Relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality |
| 88(R) | HB 1881 | 02/03/2023 | Relating to agreements between counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law |
| 88(R) | HB 1559 | 01/24/2023 | Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault |
| 88(R) | HB 1532 | 01/23/2023 | Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and to the abuse of a child |
| 88(R) | HB 1370 | 01/17/2023 | Relating to requiring a single entrance to a public school campus; creating a criminal offense |
| 88(R) | HB 1371 | 01/17/2023 | Relating to requiring an armed security officer at each school district campus |
| 88(R) | HB 1324 | 01/12/2023 | Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts |
| 88(R) | HB 1266 | 01/11/2023 | Relating to the definition of sexually oriented business |
| 88(R) | HB 794 | 11/22/2022 | Relating to limitations on increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of residence homesteads and single-family residences other than residence homesteads |
