SB 2933 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect.

Texas Senate Bill 2933 requires judges in Texas to complete mandatory training on elder abuse and related issues. Specifically, it mandates 12 hours of initial training for all district judges, county court judges, and other judicial officers during their first term or four years of service, including four hours on trafficking/child abuse (covering topics like grooming and medical findings), six hours on victim protection resources and gender bias, and one hour focused on elder abuse. Judges must also complete an additional five hours of training every subsequent term, with two hours on trafficking/child abuse topics and one hour on elder abuse. The bill directly affects all Texas judges with judicial authority, aiming to improve their understanding of elder abuse, child abuse, trafficking, and family violence through structured, topic-specific training requirements.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 5 edits · May 6, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to update the title and section numbers, add a new introductory section clarifying the scope of judicial training, and reorganize the training requirements to better align with specific topics like elder abuse and neglect. The substantive training requirements for judges remain largely the same, though the structure was refined for clarity and consistency.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes elder abuse and neglect as a primary focus area in the judicial training curriculum, alongside family violence, sexual assault, and trafficking of persons.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new Section 1 that clarifies the purpose of the training covers family violence, sexual assault, trafficking of persons, child abuse and neglect, and elder abuse and neglect.

Reorganized the training hour requirements into clearer subsections (A), (B), and (C) for the initial 12-hour training and additional 5-hour training.

Updated the instruction topics list to ensure elder abuse and neglect is consistently included across all relevant subsections.

TECHNICAL

Changed the effective date section from 'Texas Supreme Court' to 'Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' to correct the enforcing body.

Updated the bill title and metadata to reflect the engrossed version with proper formatting and authorship information.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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