Bill Commons

TX SB 127

enacted

Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 127 pass?

Yes. TX SB 127 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 127 about?

TX SB 127 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 127?

Hall, Money are the primary sponsors of TX SB 127.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hallprimary
  • Moneyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-29

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-04-30

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-04-30

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-30

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-04-30

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-04-30

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-12

    Posting rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  28. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  33. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  34. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  35. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading

  38. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  40. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-27

    House passage reported

    passage

  43. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  44. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  45. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  46. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  47. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  48. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 127 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-30 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 136-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: 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
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Talarico: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00100_SB00199/SB 127.xml

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