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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB3515 Relating to regulating parental reunification therapy in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Direction

Custody & support custody parenting timeAI label

Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent model confidence 90%

Limits court-ordered parental reunification therapy by requiring both parents' consent and prohibiting certain methods or outcomes that could affect possession, access, or contact with the child or other family members.

the court may not require a child to participate in parental reunification therapy without the consent of both parents.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-05-14: Committee report sent to Calendars
Filed
2025-02-28
Sponsor
Janis Holt R, Lacey Hull R + 4 cosponsors (4 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill regulates and limits court-ordered parental reunification therapy in suits affecting the parent-child relationship by requiring both parents' consent, banning certain coercive or isolating methods, and allowing challenges to violating orders. It also treats the new restrictions as grounds to modify prior custody/access orders. This affects disputes between parents over custody and parenting time.

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History (13 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-05-14HCommittee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-13HCommittee report distributed
2025-05-13HComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-08HReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-08HConsidered in formal meeting
2025-05-08HRecalled from subcommittee
2025-04-07HLeft pending in subcommittee
2025-04-07HTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-04-07HConsidered by s/c in public hearing
2025-04-07HScheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-03-24HReferred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
2025-03-24HRead first time
2025-02-28HFiled