Bill Commons

TX HB 140

enacted

Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 140 pass?

Yes. TX HB 140 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): See remarks for effective date

What is TX HB 140 about?

TX HB 140 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 140?

Noble, Kolkhorst are the primary sponsors of TX HB 140, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nobleprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-25

    House adopts resolution for tech. correction

  8. 2025-05-20

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  9. 2025-05-19

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-19

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-19

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  13. 2025-05-09

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  14. 2025-05-09

    Senate Amendments distributed

  15. 2025-05-09

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  18. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-09

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-05-09

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  23. 2025-05-09

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-05-09

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  25. 2025-05-09

    Printing rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-09

    Co-sponsor authorized

  27. 2025-05-08

    Committee report printed and distributed

  28. 2025-05-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  29. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-05

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-04-29

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-29

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  34. 2025-04-28

    Received from the House

    introduction

  35. 2025-04-25

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-25

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-25

    Passed

    passage

  40. 2025-04-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  41. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-04-25

    Passed to engrossment

  43. 2025-04-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  44. 2025-04-25

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  45. 2025-04-23

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  46. 2025-04-17

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  47. 2025-04-17

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

  48. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  49. 2025-04-15

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  50. 2025-04-02

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  51. 2025-03-31

    Committee report distributed

  52. 2025-03-31

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  53. 2025-03-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  54. 2025-03-25

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-03-11

    Left pending in committee

  57. 2025-03-11

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  58. 2025-03-11

    Considered in public hearing

  59. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  60. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  61. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-25 · pass · 129-2

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 140 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-09 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 117-7

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: 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, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: 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
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Lalan: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • Gerdes: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Morgan: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • King: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Perez, V.: absent
    • Simmons: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 117-7

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 140.xml

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