SB 1404 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

SB 1404 requires courts in Texas to mandate that parties in parent-child relationship cases (like custody or child support disputes) provide an email address for receiving court notices and documents electronically. The law specifies that courts must include this email in final orders, with an exception if providing it would endanger the party's safety. It also allows courts in child support enforcement cases to use the most recent addresses filed with the court for service of process. These changes apply to all pending or future cases starting September 1, 2025, and are part of Texas Family Code updates.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
SB 1404 was finalized in enrolled form with minor formatting and spacing adjustments compared to the engrossed version. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, maintaining amendments to the Texas Family Code regarding digital communication requirements for court orders and attorney fee judgments in parent-child relationship cases.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft formatting artifacts, page numbers, and placeholder text from the engrossed version to produce a clean enrolled bill text.

Floor votes · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
51
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (136-0-6)
house
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee meeting cancelled
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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