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TX HB 2496

died on adjournment

Relating to required findings for the issuance of a protective order based on the commission of family violence.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2496 pass?

No. TX HB 2496 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX HB 2496 about?

TX HB 2496 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to required findings for the issuance of a protective order based on the commission of family violence.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2496?

Dutton is the primary sponsor of TX HB 2496.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Duttonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-17

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-24

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

  5. 2025-03-24

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-28

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-04-28

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  11. 2025-04-28

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  12. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-05-01

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  14. 2025-05-01

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  15. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-05-09

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  17. 2025-05-09

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-11

    Considered in Calendars

  20. 2025-05-13

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02400_HB02499/HB 2496.xml

Attribution

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