Bill Commons

TX HB 3153

enacted

Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Introduced
2025-03-20
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Kerwinprimary
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-20

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-13

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-13

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  35. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  36. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  38. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  39. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  41. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  44. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  46. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments distributed

  47. 2025-05-24

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  48. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  49. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  50. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-28

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  52. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  53. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  54. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  55. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  56. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  57. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  58. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 129-1

    Member-level votes (156)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Hayes: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • E: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • M: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Cole: absent
    • González, J.: absent
    • Louderback: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Turner: absent
    • Wharton: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 135-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Olcot: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Orr: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 3153 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 137-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • K: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Thompso: absent

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