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TX SB 942

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Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 942 pass?

No. TX SB 942 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-05-20). Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 942 about?

TX SB 942 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 942?

Hughes, Hickland are the primary sponsors of TX SB 942, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Hicklandprimary
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Paxtoncosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-27

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-19

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-19

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-19

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-20

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-02

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-02

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-02

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-02

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-02

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-02

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-03

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-04-09

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

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-14

    Recalled from subcommittee

  29. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-14

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  31. 2025-05-14

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  32. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-19

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  34. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  35. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-02 · pass · 27-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 942 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-02 · pass · 27-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 942.xml

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