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HB 968 Texas House · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 2, 2023 Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 65 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Gary Gates
Gary Gates
RRepublican
TX
28
P
Photo of Giovanni Capriglione
Giovanni Capriglione
RRepublican
TX
98
P
Photo of James Frank
James Frank
RRepublican
TX
69
P
Photo of Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
TX
18
P
MG
Mary González
DDemocratic
TX
75
P
Photo of Toni Rose
Toni Rose
DDemocratic
TX
110
Co
Photo of Angelia Orr
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
TX
13
Co
Photo of Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
TX
120
Co
Photo of Ben Bumgarner
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
TX
63
Co
Photo of Brian Harrison
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
TX
10
Co
Photo of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
TX
128
Co
Photo of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
TX
81
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
TX
2
Co
Photo of Candy Noble
Candy Noble
RRepublican
TX
89
Co
Photo of Carrie Isaac
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
TX
73
Co
Photo of Cecil Bell
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
TX
3