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TX HB 3281

died on adjournment

Relating to procedures and grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3281 pass?

No. TX HB 3281 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 (2025-05-10): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX HB 3281 about?

TX HB 3281 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to procedures and grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3281?

Dutton, Hull are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3281.

Introduced
2025-03-20
Latest action
2025-05-10 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Duttonprimary
  • Hullprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-25

    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. 2025-04-22

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

  5. 2025-04-22

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-22

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  7. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-28

    Recalled from subcommittee

  10. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-04-28

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  12. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  14. 2025-05-01

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  15. 2025-05-01

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  16. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-05-09

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  18. 2025-05-09

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03200_HB03299/HB 3281.xml

Attribution

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