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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1838

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Current disposition
Vetoed by Governor
Last status date
June 22, 2025
Last status update
Vetoed by the Governor
Author
Judith Zaffirini
Co-sponsors
Joseph Moody

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 14, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Vetoed June 22, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 27, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3662

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

140 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 8 absent

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Committee referrals

April 22, 2025 · House

Family & Fiduciary Relationships Subcommittee

March 13, 2025 · Senate

Jurisprudence

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 Vetoed by the Governor
  2. State Sent to the Governor
  3. House Signed in the House
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate Record vote
  8. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  9. Senate Read
  10. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  11. Senate House passage as amended reported
  12. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  13. House Record vote RV#3662 View roll call
  14. House Passed View roll call
  15. House Read 3rd time
  16. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  17. House Read 2nd time
  18. House Placed on General State Calendar
  19. House Considered in Calendars
  20. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  21. House Committee report distributed
  22. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  23. House Reported favorably as substituted
  24. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  25. House Vote reconsidered in committee
  26. House Considered in formal meeting
  27. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  28. House Considered in public hearing
  29. House Recalled from subcommittee
  30. House Subcommittee meeting cancelled
  31. House Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  32. House Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
  33. House Read first time
  34. House Received from the Senate
  35. Senate Reported engrossed
  36. Senate Record vote
  37. Senate Passed
  38. Senate Read 3rd time
  39. Senate Record vote
  40. Senate Three day rule suspended
  41. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  42. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  43. Senate Laid before the Senate
  44. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  45. Senate Not again placed on intent calendar
  46. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  47. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  48. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  49. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  50. Senate Vote taken in committee
  51. Senate Considered in public hearing
  52. Senate Left pending in committee
  53. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  54. Senate Considered in public hearing
  55. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  56. Senate Referred to Jurisprudence
  57. Senate Read first time
  58. Senate Filed
  59. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1990199
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1838.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00