Bill Commons

TX SB 1398

enacted

Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.

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

Introduced
2025-02-19
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Nobleprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-19

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-26

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-02

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-15

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-22

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-22

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-22

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-22

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-04-23

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-06

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  33. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  35. 2025-05-16

    Committee report distributed

  36. 2025-05-19

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-05-20

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-05-22

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  41. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-23

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  47. 2025-05-24

    Passed

    passage

  48. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  49. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-25

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-28

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  52. 2025-05-28

    Read

  53. 2025-05-28

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  54. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  56. 2025-05-29

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  57. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  58. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  59. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  60. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  61. 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 CSSB 1398 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-22 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 137-0

    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
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: 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
    • 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
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Zwiener: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Raymond: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Bryan: not voting
    • Simmons: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-24 · pass · 133-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: 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
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: 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
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: 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
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • K: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Oliverson: absent
    • Simmon: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 31-0

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1398.xml

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