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HB 1255 TX
Introduced

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by a professional who is required to report child abuse or neglect and against a child under the care of that professional.

TX · session 89R · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Nov 12, 2024

Latest action (Apr 24, 2025) Left pending in subcommittee

Sponsors (4)
  • Cook · primary
  • Toth Republican · primary
  • Bowers Democratic · primary
  • Moody Democratic · primary
3 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Hayes Republican · cosponsor
  • Hopper Republican · cosponsor
  • Lozano Republican · cosponsor

Action history (8)
  1. Nov 12, 2024 Filed · lower
  2. Mar 10, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Mar 10, 2025 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · lower
  4. Mar 25, 2025 Referred directly to subcommittee by chair · lower
  5. Apr 24, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . · lower
  6. Apr 24, 2025 Considered by s/c in public hearing · lower
  7. Apr 24, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee · lower
  8. Apr 24, 2025 Left pending in subcommittee · lower
Subjects
CHILD ABUSE (S4256)Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)

Text versions (2)

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  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF

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