The SOLAR Project - Sex Offender Legal Advocacy & Reform

📅 This Week at a Glance (Sep 6–13, 2025)

Light week for new enactments or court rulings. One Texas law now active; California & Michigan have bills in early stages.

✅ Now in force

  • TX HB 1465 (invasive visual recording ⇒ registry) effective Sep 1.

🕒 Moving / Introduced

  • CA Rubio bill — introduced; aims to close a registration loophole.
  • MI SB 424 — amends SORA sections; awaiting committee action.

⚖️ Courts / Agencies

  • No new published decisions or agency rules this week changing registry policy.

Gaps this week: no fresh rulings, ballot measures, or major agency guidance located.

What’s ahead: CA committee schedules, MI committee postings, TX implementation memos/practice guidance.

⭐ Highlights

Three items frame this week. Details below; action tools included under each state.

Texas — HB 1465 now in force

Requires registration for invasive visual recording convictions; implementation phase and local guidance to watch.

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California — Sen. Rubio bill introduced (Sep 1)

Targets a loophole affecting mandatory registration in certain unlawful intercourse cases; awaiting committee hearing.

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Michigan — SB 424 filed

Would amend SORA (MCL 28.724, 28.725, 28.728c). Awaiting analysis, hearings, possible substitute language.

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🏛️ States

Per-state snapshots with inline action tools (lookup + copy script).

California — Sen. Susan Rubio proposal (introduced)

Date: Sep 1, 2025 • Status: introduced; pending committee referral/hearing

Closes a mandatory-registration gap for certain unlawful intercourse cases involving underage victims. Awaiting committee calendar and bill text specifics.

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Take Action (California)

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Michigan — SB 424 (amending SORA)

Status: introduced; amends MCL 28.724, 28.725, 28.728c

Proposes changes within Michigan’s Sex Offender Registration Act; specifics (duties/membership/terms) to be clarified by bill text and committee analysis.

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Texas — HB 1465 now active (invasive visual recording ⇒ registry)

Effective: Sep 1, 2025 • Status: implementation & guidance phase

Adds registry requirement for invasive visual recording convictions (hidden cameras, non-consensual sexual recording, etc.). Watch for consistent application, training, and due-process safeguards.

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⚖️ Court Decisions

No new controlling decisions identified this week.

We’ll continue scanning appellate dockets. If a decision alters standards, procedures, or relief pathways, it will appear here with a short read-in.

📰 Media

No standout coverage added this week; prioritizing primary sources.

Spot strong reporting that affects policy? Send it our way for inclusion in next week’s tracker.

👀 Rolling Watchlist

Carried forward until status changes.

  • California — Rubio bill: track committee assignment, hearing date, amendments/floor vote timeline.
  • Michigan — SB 424: monitor committee agenda, staff analysis, substitutes, and floor movement.
  • Texas — HB 1465: watch for implementation memos, charging patterns, and clarifying guidance.

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