TX HB 437
died on adjournmentRelating to the placement of children in a detention or correctional facility according to biological sex.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 437 pass?
No. TX HB 437 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 437 about?
TX HB 437 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the placement of children in a detention or correctional facility according to biological sex.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 437?
Swanson is the primary sponsor of TX HB 437, joined by 6 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-28
- Latest action
- 2025-05-10 — Committee report sent to Calendars
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES (S6418)
- Family--Juvenile Delinquency (I0360)
- GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)
- Juvenile Boards & Officers (I0450)
- JUVENILE GIRLS PROTECTION ACT (PX504)
- JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD, TEXAS (V1013)
- JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS (V0846)
- Minors--Juvenile Justice (I0534)
- STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)
Sponsors
- Swansonprimary
- Harriscosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-02-28
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-28
Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
referral-committee
2025-03-20
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-03-20
Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-03-20
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-03-20
Left pending in subcommittee
2025-05-06
Recalled from subcommittee
2025-05-06
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-06
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-09
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-09
Committee report distributed
2025-05-10
Committee report sent to Calendars
Versions
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Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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