Assigned to Committee Authored by Lacey Hull (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. Initially Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $78,059,458.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Joint authors: Dutton (D); Gates (R); Richardson (R); Rose (D) Co-authors: Kerwin (R) Sponsors: Sparks (R)
(H) Sparks signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Jan 29, 2025
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025
(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 8, 2025
(H) House Human Services met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 14, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Dutton signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Gates signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Rose signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Hull amended the bill. (H) Record vote
RV#428: Yea 140 (R 84, D 56) - Nay 3 (R 1, D 2) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Laura Severt for self (with Smith County District Attorney) (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Phil Crowley for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Bryan Mitchell for Dallas County District Attorney (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Christopher Gatewood for Smith County District Attorney (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
For
(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Andrew Brown for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Andrew Brown for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Brad Scalise for self (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Brandon Logan for self (with Family Freedom Project) (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jeremy Newman for self (with Family Freedom Project) (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Judy Powell for Parent Guidance Center (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Judy Powell for Parent Guidance Center (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Julia Hatcher for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys - TAFDA) (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Julia Hatcher for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys - TAFDA) (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Kate Murphy for Texans Care for Children (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Kate Murphy for Texans Care for Children (Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Sheila Hemphill for self (with Texas Right To Know, Texas Hemp Industries Association) (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Shelly Troberman for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Barbra Grimmer for Texas Council on Family Violence (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Cecilia Wood for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Jackie Schlegel for self (with Texans for Medical Freedom) (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as John Litzler for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Marian Little for self (with Austin Justice Coalition) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Mary Elizabeth for self (with Austin justin coalition) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Mary Sarver for self (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Steven Deline for self (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Thomas Parkinson for self
