Bill Commons

TX HB 1734

enacted

Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.

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

Introduced
2025-03-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Orrprimary
  • Manuelprimary
  • Bowersprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-06

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-31

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-03-31

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-08

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-04-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-04-16

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-04-17

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-04-22

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-04-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-28

    Passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-29

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-04-29

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-29

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-04-29

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-04-30

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-15

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-05-15

    Committee report printed and distributed

  35. 2025-05-22

    Placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-05-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  37. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-22

    Three day rule suspended

  40. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-22

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-22

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  45. 2025-05-23

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  46. 2025-05-24

    Signed in the House

    passage

  47. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  48. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  49. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  50. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 146-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: 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
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: 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
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: 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
    • Meza: 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
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: 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
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent
    • Gates: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 146-0

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: 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
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: 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
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: 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
    • Meza: 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
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1734 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-22 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01700_HB01799/HB 1734.xml

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