Custody & support in Texas

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• TXSB335 2027-2028By Jose Menendez (D)
  Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Clarifies that the best interest of the child is the primary consideration in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E (child welfare cases), but this is explicitly out of scope for the custody-support topic.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed
• TXSB248 2027-2028By Angela Paxton (R)
  Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

  AI summary Extends the offense of interference with child custody to custodial parents (by deleting 'noncustodial' and 'custodial' qualifiers), so a custodial parent can now be prosecuted for preventing the other parent's access, which protects the less-custodial parent's rights.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB947 2027-2028By Samantha Lopez-Resendez (D)
  Relating to a suit for dissolution of a marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.

  AI summary Allows a divorce decree to be granted while a party is pregnant and requires or allows a joined SAPCR for the unborn child, enabling earlier establishment of custody, parenting time and related orders for the child upon birth.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB938 2027-2028By Christian Manuel (D)
  Relating to the authority of a court or the Title IV-D agency to order the suspension of an individual's driver's license or motor vehicle registration for failure to pay delinquent child support.

  AI summary Removes the ability of courts or the Title IV-D agency to suspend a driver's license or motor vehicle registration for failure to pay delinquent child support, so less enforcement of unpaid support.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentsupport enforcement
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB930 2027-2028By Armin Mizani (R)
  Relating to the consideration of family violence and coercive control in determining conservatorship and possession of and access to a child.

  AI summary Creates a rebuttable presumption against appointing a parent who committed family violence (including coercive control) as managing conservator or granting them possession/access to the child, and requires a higher burden of proof to rebut it, so more obligations and fewer rights for the parent who,

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentdomestic violence custody, custody parenting time
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB737 2027-2028By Elizabeth Campos (D)
  Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

  AI summary Removes the word 'on' from the deadline for furnishing search results of the paternity registry, which has no substantive effect on paternity establishment, disestablishment or related rights.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB692 2027-2028By Erin Gamez (D)
  Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Expands the locations where the court may interview a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship and allows the court to interview on its own motion, so more flexibility in hearing from the child on custody, possession, access and related issues.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB306 2027-2028By Pat Curry (R)
  Relating to the consideration of a history of family violence, child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Extends the lookback period for considering a history or pattern of family violence, child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses from two years to five years (or from separation) when deciding on conservatorship, access, or parenting time, so more likely to restrict custody or access for the parent (

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentdomestic violence custody
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB185 2027-2028By Pat Curry (R)
  Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requirements.

  AI summary Requires that any court-ordered services or interventions related to family violence or child abuse/neglect in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship be evidence-based with proof of effectiveness, therapeutic value, and safety, and adds related judicial training requirements.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent ✓ Reviewedcustody parenting time, domestic violence custody
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXSB35 2025By Angela Paxton (R)
  Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

  AI summary Extends the offense of interference with child custody to custodial parents (by removing 'noncustodial' and 'custodial' qualifiers), so a custodial parent can now be prosecuted for preventing the other parent from having lawful custody or parenting time.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Aug 15, 2025: Filed
• TXHB175 2025By Hillary Hickland (R)
  Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

  AI summary Requires courts to presume retroactive child support begins at the earliest possible date of the child's conception and allows orders for prenatal health care expenses, so more obligations for the paying parent.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Aug 15, 2025: Filed
• TXSB65 2025By Angela Paxton (R)
  Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

  AI summary Extends the offense of interference with child custody to custodial parents (by removing 'noncustodial' and 'custodial' qualifiers), so a custodial parent can now be prosecuted for preventing the other parent from having custody or parenting time.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Aug 4, 2025: Filed
• TXSB31 2025By Judith Zaffirini (D)
  Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

  AI summary Allows digitized signatures on waivers of citation in divorce suits, making it easier to execute such waivers without in-person signing or notarization requirements.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentother
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jul 18, 2025: Filed
• TXHB88 2025By Hillary Hickland (R)
  Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

  AI summary 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.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jul 14, 2025: Filed
• TXSB1404 2025-2026By Royce West (D) +1
  Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Requires a party whose information is protected from disclosure in a parent-child suit to provide a confidential e-mail address for receiving notices and service (unless it would endanger safety), enabling electronic service in subsequent actions.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXSB1207 2025-2026By Phil King (R) +1 · 17 cosponsors
  Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.

  AI summary Requires instruction on adoption (including private adoption, foster care, and placing a child for adoption) in the high school parenting and paternity awareness program, providing information on legal alternatives to parenthood without changing custody, support, or paternity rules.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity, other
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• TXHB3783 2025-2026By Lacey Hull (R) +5 · 3 cosponsors
  Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Limits court-ordered counseling in custody cases by prohibiting isolation of the child from family or other supports, overnight stays away from home, forced transport, changes to possession or access periods, or use of force/coercion/abuse against the child, so fewer such restrictions can be imposed

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent ✓ Reviewedcustody parenting time, domestic violence custody
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• TXHB2530 2025-2026By David Cook (R) +1
  Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary The bill creates a new framework for appointing and regulating amicus attorneys in private suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including their powers, duties, qualifications, conflicts, removal, and immunity, which changes procedures and standards in custody and parenting time disputes.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB2495 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D) +2
  Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.

  AI summary Adds explicit rights for a sole managing conservator (including nonparents) to make education decisions and designate/enroll the child in school, and clarifies that these rights transfer to an 18-year-old student or one with disabilities removed, shifting authority away from the other parent or from

  ↔Mixed rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB2350 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D) +2
  Relating to standing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Expands standing for certain relatives (within fourth degree of consanguinity) to seek managing conservatorship and to intervene in pending suits, and expands standing for non-relatives with substantial past contact to intervene with parental consent, while narrowing some other standing provisions.

  ↔Mixed rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB2340 2025-2026By William Metcalf (R) +1 · 1 cosponsor
  Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.

  AI summary Requires child custody evaluators to have completed training on caring for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities and bars admission of their evaluations into evidence if the child has such a disability and the evaluator lacked the training, so more obligations for evaluators in a

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent ✓ Reviewedcustody parenting time
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB1973 2025-2026By David Cook (R) +1 · 1 cosponsor
  Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Requires submission of child's birth certificate or alternative proof of parents' identity in suits affecting the parent-child relationship (except for Title IV-D agency petitions), which facilitates establishing or verifying paternity.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity
  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentother
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB1916 2025-2026By David Cook (R) +5
  Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.

  AI summary Clarifies that the original divorce court retains continuing exclusive jurisdiction over suits to divide previously undivided marital property, which can affect the timing, forum, and finality of property division between ex-spouses.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentother, alimony
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB1734 2025-2026By Angelia Orr (R) +3 · 5 cosponsors
  Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.

  AI summary Requires electronic transfer of court files (including pleadings and orders) when continuing exclusive jurisdiction over a parent-child suit is transferred to another court, with no change to custody standards, parenting time, support calculations or parental rights/obligations.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Law Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXSB2052 2025-2026By Brian Birdwell (R) +2⚠ check quote
  Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship between a parent and a nonparent.

  AI summary Requires nonparents to file a detailed affidavit and prove by clear and convincing evidence that denial of their requested relief would significantly impair the child's health or development in order to overcome the rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the child's best interest and that the

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Law May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXSB2794 2025-2026By Angela Paxton (R) +1 · 2 cosponsors
  Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

  AI summary Extends the offense of interference with child custody to custodial parents (by deleting 'noncustodial' and 'custodial' qualifiers), so a custodial parent can also be prosecuted for preventing the other parent's access, which protects the less-custodial parent's rights.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 23, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXHB557 2025-2026By Jolanda Jones (D) · 9 cosponsors
  Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.

  AI summary Limits the court's ability to hold a parent in contempt for unpaid child support and prevents interest from accruing on certain arrearages when the failure to pay was due to third-party error or circumstances outside the parent's control, reducing enforcement consequences for the paying parent.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentsupport enforcement, child support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 21, 2025: Referred to Jurisprudence
• TXHB4213 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D) +1
  Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

  AI summary Changes the interest rate on overdue child support from a fixed 6% to the variable rate under Finance Code Section 304.003 (which is currently lower at around 5% or tied to prime rate), so less interest accrues on unpaid support and reduces the total obligation for the paying parent.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 21, 2025: Left pending in committee
• TXSB942 2025-2026By Bryan Hughes (R) +1 · 3 cosponsors
  Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

  AI summary 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.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 20, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXHB2301 2025-2026By Elizabeth Campos (D) +2
  Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

  AI summary Removes the word 'on' from the deadline for furnishing search results of the paternity registry, which has no substantive effect on paternity establishment, disestablishment or related rights.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 20, 2025: Referred to Health & Human Services
• TXSB1403 2025-2026By Royce West (D) +1
  Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.

  AI summary Requires the Title IV-D agency to review and may administratively adjust (typically lower) a child support obligor's support order based on net resources during incarceration of 180+ days, so lower support obligations while incarcerated.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentsupport enforcement
  Stage: Law May 19, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• TXHB4035 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D)
  Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Requires that judgments for attorney's fees or expenses in child support modification or enforcement actions be rendered separately from judgments confirming child support arrearages.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, support enforcement, other
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 16, 2025: Referred to Jurisprudence
• TXHB2643 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D)
  Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Raises the cap on monthly net resources to which child support guidelines apply from a variable published amount to a fixed $15,000, so higher-income obligors will have more of their income counted toward guideline support calculations.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• TXHB2160 2025-2026By Erin Gamez (D)
  Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Expands the locations where a court may interview a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship and allows the court to interview a child on its own motion to determine the child's wishes as to conservatorship, possession, access, or other issues affecting the parent-child relationship.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• TXHB5494 2025-2026By John Bryant (D)
  Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements.

  AI summary Expands legal recognition of intended parents (including unmarried and non-genetic) in assisted reproduction and gestational agreements, including for children conceived via IVF and embryos, without creating fetal personhood or restricting abortion or IVF.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity, custody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 14, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXHB4656 2025-2026By Cody Vasut (R) +1
  Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship between a parent and a nonparent.

  AI summary Makes it harder for nonparents to win custody or visitation over a parent's objection by requiring an affidavit with supporting facts, a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the child's best interest, and clear and convincing evidence that denial would significantly impair the child, plus a

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 14, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• TXHB3515 2025-2026By Janis Holt (R) +1 · 4 cosponsors
  Relating to regulating parental reunification therapy in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary 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.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 14, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXHB4492 2025-2026By Jolanda Jones (D)
  Relating to the failure to pay child support by certain biological fathers; creating a criminal offense.

  AI summary Creates a new criminal offense with mandatory minimum jail time for biological fathers who accrue six months or more of child support arrearages in cases where the mother could not access abortion services during pregnancy, increasing penalties and enforcement for unpaid support.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentsupport enforcement, child support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 12, 2025: Subcommittee meeting cancelled
• TXHB2971 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D)
  Relating to an agreed divorce order in a suit for dissolution of a marriage.

  AI summary Allows courts to approve an agreed parenting plan in an uncontested divorce without requiring parties to testify or appear in person, if the agreement meets specified requirements including best-interest statements.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, child support, alimony
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 12, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXSB629 2025-2026By Judith Zaffirini (D)
  Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

  AI summary Lowers the interest rate on overdue child support from 6% to 3%, reducing the total amount owed by the paying parent over time.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 7, 2025: Not again placed on intent calendar
• TXHB1892 2025-2026By David Cook (R) +1
  Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses.

  AI summary Prohibits unregulated transfers of child custody with intent to abandon parental rights and responsibilities, requiring such transfers to occur only through formal legal processes like adoption, judicial award, or agency placement, while creating criminal offenses for violations.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 7, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXHB809 2025-2026By Senfronia Thompson (D) · 1 cosponsor
  Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

  AI summary Allows digitized signatures on waivers of citation in divorce suits, making it easier to execute such waivers without in-person signing or notarization requirements.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentother
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• TXHB5628 2025-2026By Josey Garcia (D)
  Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Clarifies that the best interest of the child is the primary consideration in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E (child welfare cases), with no change to standards for custody, parenting time, or support between parents.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Left pending in subcommittee
• TXHB4942 2025-2026By Pat Curry (R)
  Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requirements.

  AI summary Requires that any court-ordered service or intervention related to family violence or child abuse/neglect in a SAPCR be evidence-based with proof of effectiveness, therapeutic value, and safety, and adds judicial training on evaluating such services/interventions.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent ✓ Reviewedcustody parenting time, domestic violence custody
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Left pending in subcommittee
• TXHB4034 2025-2026By Harold Dutton (D)
  Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.

  AI summary Allows the Title IV-D agency to cease enforcement of child support arrearages if the obligee is incarcerated for family violence against the child, so the paying parent faces fewer enforcement actions in that circumstance.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentsupport enforcement, child support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• TXHB1980 2025-2026By Hillary Hickland (R)
  Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

  AI summary 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.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Left pending in subcommittee
• TXHB1914 2025-2026By David Cook (R) +2 · 1 cosponsor
  Relating to the modification of a possession order and temporary possession of a child when a conservator of the child is incapacitated.

  AI summary Allows the non-incapacitated conservator to automatically exercise the incapacitated conservator's periods of possession without a court order until the incapacitated conservator recovers or the court modifies the order, and treats incapacitation as a material and substantial change justifying court

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Referred to Jurisprudence
• TXHB1671 2025-2026By Jeff Leach (R)
  Relating to the establishment of parentage and the duty to pay retroactive child support, including the duty to pay retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

  AI summary Requires retroactive child support from the earliest possible date of conception (presumed reasonable), orders payment of prenatal/postnatal health expenses, and confirms a cumulative judgment, so more obligations for the paying parent.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 5, 2025: Withdrawn from schedule
• TXHB3446 2025-2026By Lacey Hull (R)
  Relating to access to a child's health records by the child's parent, managing conservator, or guardian.

  AI summary Gives parents, managing conservators, or guardians access to a child's medical, dental, psychological, or surgical treatment records regardless of consent to treatment (unless limited by court order), increasing their information rights in disputes with the other parent or third parties.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 22, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• TXSB2855 2025-2026By Jose Menendez (D)
  Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Clarifies that the best interest of the child is the primary consideration in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E (child welfare cases), but this is outside the scope of custody-support per the guidelines.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Health & Human Services
• TXHB5595 2025-2026By David Cook (R)
  Relating to the determination of the best interest of the child and possession of or access to a child by a nonparent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Makes it harder for nonparents (such as grandparents) to obtain court-ordered possession of or access to a child over a parent's objection by strengthening the rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the child's best interest and that the child should be in the parent's care, custody, and/or by

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 7, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXHB5100 2025-2026By Terri Leo-Wilson (R) · 13 cosponsors
  Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.

  AI summary Adds required instruction on adoption as an alternative to becoming a parent, including the process for placing a child for adoption, in the parenting and paternity awareness program used in public school health curriculum.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentother, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Public Education
• TXHB4369 2025-2026By Aicha Davis (D)
  Relating to the age at which a child may express a preference to the court on issues regarding residence and conservatorship in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Lowers the age at which a child's expressed preference must be considered by the court in conservatorship, primary residence, and modification decisions from 12 to 8, so the less-custodial parent's position is more likely to be advanced when a younger child prefers them.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 1, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXHB2716 2025-2026By Pat Curry (R)
  Relating to the consideration of a history of family violence, child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Extends the time frame for considering evidence of family violence, child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses in custody decisions from within two years preceding the filing to any time before the filing, making restrictions on custody or access for such parents more likely to apply.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentdomestic violence custody
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 31, 2025: Left pending in subcommittee
• TXHB1915 2025-2026By David Cook (R) +1
  Relating to orders for possession of and access to a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Amends factors for possession orders for children under 3 (including preexisting relationship, needs, environments, attachments, and graduated schedules for minimal contact) and requires orders similar to standard possession when standard is unworkable, so more predictable or expanded access for the

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 14, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXHB1753 2025-2026By Christian Manuel (D)
  Relating to a court order for the exclusive occupancy of the primary residence or other residential property by a spouse during the pendency of a suit for dissolution of a marriage.

  AI summary Makes it mandatory for the court to award exclusive occupancy of the primary residence to the filing spouse during a pending divorce if the other spouse has a recent family-violence conviction or deferred adjudication, so the non-violent spouse gains a stronger right to remain in the home when the (

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentdomestic violence custody, custody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 14, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXSB1830 2025-2026By Tan Parker (R)
  Relating to regulating parental reunification therapy in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Limits court-ordered parental reunification therapy by requiring both parents' consent and prohibiting certain methods or outcomes that could affect custody, possession or contact, so fewer obligations or restrictions on the less-custodial or paying parent.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 13, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• TXHB315 2025-2026By Christina Morales (D)
  Relating to the terms and conditions of a standard possession order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Amends the standard possession order to allow the possessory conservator to begin or end possession at school dismissal or resumption even if the child is not physically attending school, and adjusts return/surrender locations and notification duties accordingly, so more flexibility and enforcement,

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 28, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXHB308 2025-2026By James Talarico (D)
  Relating to a suit for dissolution of a marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.

  AI summary Allows a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to be filed regarding an unborn child before birth in a divorce proceeding, and requires such a suit to be included if pregnancy is disclosed, treating the unborn child as a subject of custody and support proceedings.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, child support
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 28, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXHB187 2025-2026By Ryan Guillen (R)
  Relating to requiring a man determined by adjudication or acknowledgment to be a child's father to pay retroactive child support beginning on the first day of the calendar month in which the child's conception occurred.

  AI summary Requires retroactive child support from the first day of the month of conception (instead of birth or later), and adds reimbursement for mother's medical, birth-prep and lost-wage costs, so more obligations for the non-custodial father.

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support, paternity
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 27, 2025: Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
• TXSB849 2025-2026By Mayes Middleton (R)
  Relating to orders providing for the conservatorship of or possession of and access to a child by the child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Creates a rebuttable presumption that joint managing conservators get equal or nearly equal physical possession and access, requires equal parenting orders unless specific findings are made otherwise, and makes the alternative possession order the minimum or fallback, so more equal parenting time is

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 13, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• TXSB323 2025-2026By Judith Zaffirini (D)
  Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Creates a new framework for appointing and regulating amicus attorneys in private suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including their powers, duties, qualifications, conflicts, removal, and immunity, which changes procedures for determining the child's best interests in custody and parent

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 3, 2025: Referred to Jurisprudence

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