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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

SB942 Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

Direction

Custody & support child supportAI label

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

Requires courts to presume retroactive child support from the date of conception (rather than birth or later), and allows orders for prenatal health care expenses, so more obligations for the paying parent.

it is presumed to be reasonable and in the best interest of the child for a court to order retroactive child support for the child beginning on the earliest possible date of the child's conception

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Custody & support paternityAI label

Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent model confidence 80%

Changes rules for ordering retroactive child support in paternity adjudications and acknowledgments, applying the new presumption from conception, so more obligations for the paying parent.

the court shall, on the request of a party and on a proper showing, order retroactive child support as provided by Section 154.131

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

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-05-20: Committee report sent to Calendars
Filed
2025-01-27
Sponsor
Bryan Hughes R, Hillary Hickland R + 3 cosponsors (3 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Family Code provisions to create a presumption of retroactive child support starting at conception (rebuttable only in limited cases), requires confirmation of amounts with a cumulative judgment, allows orders for prenatal/postnatal health expenses, and updates related paternity and acknowledgment rules; all provisions increase obligations on the paying parent with no countervailing expansions of their rights.

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Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-04-02SRules suspended-Regular order of business27-4Passed
2025-04-02SRead 2nd time & passed to engrossment27-4Passed
2025-04-02SThree day rule suspended27-4Passed
2025-04-02SRead 3rd time25-6Passed

Sponsors

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History (35 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-05-20HCommittee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-19HCommittee report distributed
2025-05-19HComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-14HReported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-14HVote reconsidered in committee
2025-05-14HFailed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
2025-05-14HConsidered in public hearing
2025-05-14HRecalled from subcommittee
2025-04-09HReferred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
2025-04-09HRead first time
2025-04-03HReceived from the Senate
2025-04-02SReported engrossed
2025-04-02SRecord vote
2025-04-02SPassed
2025-04-02SRead 3rd time
2025-04-02SRecord vote
2025-04-02SThree day rule suspended
2025-04-02SRecord vote
2025-04-02SRead 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-02SRecord vote
2025-04-02SRules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-02SCo-author authorized
2025-04-01SPlaced on intent calendar
2025-03-24SCommittee report printed and distributed
2025-03-24SReported favorably w/o amendments
2025-03-20SVote taken in committee
2025-03-20SConsidered in public hearing
2025-03-19SLeft pending in committee
2025-03-19STestimony taken in committee
2025-03-19SConsidered in public hearing
2025-03-19SScheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-13SReferred to Jurisprudence
2025-02-13SRead first time
2025-01-27SFiled
2025-01-27SReceived by the Secretary of the Senate