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HB 1973 TX
Became Law

Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

TX · session 89R · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 22, 2025

Latest action (Jun 20, 2025) Effective on 9/1/25

Sponsors (2)
  • Cook · primary
  • Zaffirini Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (56)
  1. Jan 22, 2025 Filed · lower
  2. Mar 14, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Mar 14, 2025 Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker · lower
  4. Mar 24, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . · lower
  5. Mar 24, 2025 Considered by s/c in public hearing · lower
  6. Mar 24, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee · lower
  7. Mar 24, 2025 Left pending in subcommittee · lower
  8. Apr 9, 2025 Recalled from subcommittee · lower
  9. Apr 9, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  10. Apr 9, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  11. Apr 23, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  12. Apr 23, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  13. Apr 25, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  14. Apr 28, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  15. May 1, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  16. May 1, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  17. May 1, 2025 Passed to engrossment · lower
  18. May 1, 2025 Record vote · lower
  19. May 1, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  20. May 2, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  21. May 2, 2025 Passed · lower
  22. May 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  23. May 2, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  24. May 2, 2025 Reported engrossed · lower
  25. May 5, 2025 Received from the House · upper
  26. May 5, 2025 Read first time · upper
  27. May 5, 2025 Referred to Jurisprudence · upper
  28. May 21, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  29. May 21, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  30. May 21, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  31. May 23, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · upper
  32. May 23, 2025 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · upper
  33. May 23, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  34. May 28, 2025 Placed on local & uncontested calendar · upper
  35. May 28, 2025 Laid before the Senate · upper
  36. May 28, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · upper
  37. May 28, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  38. May 28, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  39. May 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  40. May 28, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  41. May 28, 2025 Passed · upper
  42. May 28, 2025 Record vote · upper
  43. May 29, 2025 Senate passage as amended reported · lower
  44. May 29, 2025 Senate Amendments distributed · lower
  45. May 29, 2025 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · lower
  46. May 30, 2025 House concurs in Senate amendment(s) · lower
  47. May 30, 2025 Record vote · lower
  48. May 30, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  49. May 30, 2025 Text of Senate Amendment(s) · lower
  50. May 30, 2025 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported · upper
  51. May 31, 2025 Reported enrolled · lower
  52. Jun 1, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  53. Jun 1, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  54. Jun 2, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  55. Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  56. Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 · executive
Subjects
Aliens (I0032)BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES (S6418)Courts--General (I0160)Family--Parent & Child (I0355)

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