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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB116

Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 28, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Harold Dutton
Co-sponsors
Jolanda JonesLois KolkhorstCesar Blanco

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 14, 2025 Governor approved May 28, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 24, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#509

Passed

138 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 11 absent

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April 25, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#560

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

136 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 13 absent

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May 14, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

25 yea–6 nay

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May 14, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

25 yea–6 nay

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Committee referrals

March 14, 2025 · House

Family & Fiduciary Relationships Subcommittee

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate passage reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Senate Read 3rd time
  11. Senate Record vote
  12. Senate Three day rule suspended
  13. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  14. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  15. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  16. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  17. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  18. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  19. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  20. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  21. Senate Vote taken in committee
  22. Senate Considered in public hearing
  23. Senate Left pending in committee
  24. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  25. Senate Considered in public hearing
  26. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  27. Senate Referred to Health & Human Services
  28. Senate Read first time
  29. Senate Received from the House
  30. House Reported engrossed
  31. House Record vote RV#560 View roll call
  32. House Passed View roll call
  33. House Read 3rd time
  34. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  35. House Record vote RV#509 View roll call
  36. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  37. House Read 2nd time
  38. House Placed on General State Calendar
  39. House Considered in Calendars
  40. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  41. House Committee report distributed
  42. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  43. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  44. House Considered in formal meeting
  45. House Recalled from subcommittee
  46. House Left pending in subcommittee
  47. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  48. House Considered by s/c in public hearing
  49. House Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  50. House Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
  51. House Read first time
  52. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2007871
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB116.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00