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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB4027

Relating to the taking of certain depositions and the dismissal of certain civil actions in connection with allegations of family violence and abusive conduct.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate State Affairs
Last status date
May 12, 2025
Last status update
Received from the House
Pending committee
State Affairs
Author
Erin Zwiener
Co-sponsors
Brooks LandgrafMike SchofieldLauren Ashley Simmons

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 2, 2025 House committee substitute April 14, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 9, 2025 · House

Amended RV#1941

Passed

97 yea–32 nay · 2 not voting · 19 absent

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May 10, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2026

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

125 yea–4 nay · 2 not voting · 19 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  2. Senate Read first time
  3. Senate Received from the House
  4. House Reported engrossed
  5. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  6. House Record vote RV#2026 View roll call
  7. House Passed View roll call
  8. House Read 3rd time
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#1941 View roll call
  11. House Passed to engrossment as amended View roll call
  12. House Amended 1-Zwiener
  13. House Read 2nd time
  14. House Placed on General State Calendar
  15. House Considered in Calendars
  16. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  17. House Committee report distributed
  18. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  19. House Reported favorably as substituted
  20. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  21. House Considered in formal meeting
  22. House Left pending in committee
  23. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  24. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  25. House Considered in public hearing
  26. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  27. House Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  28. House Read first time
  29. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1994675
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB4027.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00