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TX HB 2340

enacted

Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.

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

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Did TX HB 2340 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2340 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2340 about?

TX HB 2340 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2340?

Metcalf, Zaffirini are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2340, joined by 1 cosponsor.

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

  • Metcalfprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-21

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-21

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  19. 2025-05-15

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-15

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-01

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-01

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-30

    Received from the House

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  35. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  36. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-29

    Passed to engrossment

  39. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-04-29

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-04-24

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-04-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-17

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-17

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  45. 2025-04-08

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-04-08

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  47. 2025-04-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  48. 2025-04-08

    Recalled from subcommittee

  49. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in subcommittee

  50. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  51. 2025-03-24

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  52. 2025-03-24

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

  53. 2025-03-14

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

    referral-committee

  54. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  55. 2025-02-03

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 147-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Cain: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 140-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: 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
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: 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
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: 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
    • 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
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Dorazio: absent
    • Dyson: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • Wall: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2340 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-21 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hall: no

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2340.xml

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