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HB1534 • 2025

Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Campos | Garcia, Josey
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  3. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2133

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2086

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  18. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  19. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  20. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  21. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  22. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  24. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

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

  25. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  26. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  27. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  28. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

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

  30. 2024-12-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1534 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R23472 AMF-D

By: Campos, Garcia of Bexar

H.B. No. 1534

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the

full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child

relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective

Services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Family Code, is

amended by adding Section 262.2011 to read as follows:

Sec.

262.2011.

CONFIRMATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE PROVIDED.

Before commencement of the full adversary hearing, the court shall,

in writing and in open court, confirm that:

(1)

before interviewing an alleged perpetrator, the

Department of Family and Protective Services informed the person of

the person's right to:

(A)

create an audio or video recording of the

interview under Section 261.3027; and

(B)

request an administrative review of the

Department of Family and Protective Services' findings under

Section 261.3091; and

(2)

as soon as possible after initiating an

investigation of a parent or other person having legal custody of a

child, the Department of Family and Protective Services provided

the person with the information required by Section 261.307.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a

suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or

after the effective date of this Act. A suit filed before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date that the suit is filed, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.