Bill Commons

TX HB 2071

enacted

Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2071 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2071 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2071 about?

TX HB 2071 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2071?

Manuel, Noble, Kolkhorst and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2071, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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

Sponsors

  • Manuelprimary
  • Nobleprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Roseprimary
  • Frankprimary
  • Westcosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-07

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-07

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-30

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-06

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-07

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-07

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-07

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-14

    Testimony taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-14

    Left pending in committee

  31. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-15

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  35. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-05-20

    Co-sponsor authorized

  37. 2025-05-20

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-20

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-20

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-20

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-21

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 139-2

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: 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
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Garcia Hernande: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Or: absent
    • Cole: absent
    • Guerr: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 141-1

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Barry: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • K: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Button: absent
    • Mood: absent
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: 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
    • 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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2071 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-20 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2071.xml

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