SB2794 • 2025

Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

Children

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Paxton
Last action: 2025-05-23
Official status: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

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Bill History

2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 2794 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Paxton, et al.

S.B. No. 2794

(Dutton)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the criminal offense of interference with child

custody.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 25.03(b) and (d), Penal Code, are

amended to read as follows:

(b) A [
noncustodial
] parent commits an offense if, with the

intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than

18 years, the [
noncustodial
] parent knowingly entices or persuades

the child to leave the custody of
:

(1) the other
[
the custodial
] parent
or a
[
,
] guardian

of the child;
[
,
] or

(2) a
person standing in the stead of the [
custodial
]

parent or guardian of the child
described by Subdivision (1)
.

(d) An offense under
Subsection (a)
[
this section
] is a

state jail felony.
An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C

misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500, except that the offense is

a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that

the defendant:

(1)

has previously been convicted two or more times of

an offense under that subsection; or

(2) enticed or persuaded the child to leave the state.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this

Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred

before that date.

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