Bill Commons

TX HB 3181

enacted

Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3181 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3181 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 3181 about?

TX HB 3181 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3181?

Dutton, Paxton are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3181.

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

Sponsors

  • Duttonprimary
  • Paxtonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-20

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-31

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  6. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in subcommittee

  7. 2025-04-08

    Recalled from subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-23

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-01

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-01

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-02

    Postponed

  22. 2025-05-02

    Laid out as postponed business

  23. 2025-05-02

    Postponed

  24. 2025-05-05

    Laid out as postponed business

  25. 2025-05-05

    Passed

    passage

  26. 2025-05-05

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-05

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-05

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  30. 2025-05-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-05-06

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken in committee

  35. 2025-05-19

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  38. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  41. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  43. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  44. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

  46. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  48. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  49. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  51. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  52. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  53. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  54. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  55. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  56. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 137-3

    Member-level votes (154)
    • 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
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: 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
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: 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
    • 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
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: 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
    • Cook: no
    • Curry: no
    • Slawso: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Reynold: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-05 · pass · 135-6

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: 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
    • 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 Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: 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
    • 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
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • K: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Virdel: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Schatzlin: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3181 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-27 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3181.xml

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