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SB2165 • 2025

Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Children
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3329

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3249

  15. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  24. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  25. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  26. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  35. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  38. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  40. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  42. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Jurisprudence

  50. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  51. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 2165 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2165

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting

the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family

and Protective Services.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 263, Family Code, is

amended by adding Section 263.4012 to read as follows:

Sec.

263.4012.

PROHIBITING DISMISSAL AND RETAINING

JURISDICTION WHEN CHILD IS MISSING. (a)

Notwithstanding Section

263.401, if the court finds the child is missing from the child's

substitute care provider, the court shall retain jurisdiction and

schedule a new dismissal date that is 180 days after the last

dismissal date.

The court may not dismiss the case until the

earlier of the date the child is found or the date on which the child

would no longer be eligible to receive department services or

benefits.

(b)

If the court retains jurisdiction under Subsection (a)

but does not commence the trial on the merits before the dismissal

date, the court's jurisdiction over the suit is terminated and the

suit is automatically dismissed without a court order.

SECTION 2. Section 263.501(g), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(g)
Unless the child is adopted or permanent managing

conservatorship of the child is awarded to an individual other than

the department, a
[
A
] court required to conduct permanency hearings

for a child for whom the department has been appointed permanent

managing conservator may not dismiss a suit affecting the

parent-child relationship filed by the department regarding the

child while the child is
:

(1)
committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

or released under the supervision of the Texas Juvenile Justice

Department
; or

(2)

missing from the child's substitute care

provider
[
, unless the child is adopted or permanent managing

conservatorship of the child is awarded to an individual other than

the department
].

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2165 passed the Senate on

May 9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2165 passed the House on

May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, three

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor