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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB2165

Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Tan Parker
Co-sponsors
Ann Johnson

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 23, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 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 22, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#3249

Passed

137 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 11 absent

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May 23, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3329

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

134 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 13 absent

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Committee referrals

March 24, 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 Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#3329 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Record vote RV#3249 View roll call
  13. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  14. House Read 2nd time
  15. House Placed on General State Calendar
  16. House Considered in Calendars
  17. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  18. House Committee report distributed
  19. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  20. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  21. House Considered in formal meeting
  22. House Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  23. House Read first time
  24. House Received from the Senate
  25. Senate Reported engrossed
  26. Senate Record vote
  27. Senate Passed
  28. Senate Read 3rd time
  29. Senate Record vote
  30. Senate Three day rule suspended
  31. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  32. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  33. Senate Laid before the Senate
  34. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  35. Senate Not again placed on intent calendar
  36. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  37. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  38. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  39. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  40. Senate Vote taken in committee
  41. Senate Considered in public hearing
  42. Senate Left pending in committee
  43. Senate Considered in public hearing
  44. Senate Left pending in committee
  45. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  46. Senate Considered in public hearing
  47. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  48. Senate Referred to Jurisprudence
  49. Senate Read first time
  50. Senate Filed
  51. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1996735
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB2165.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00