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House bill · 89R

HB 3597

Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

109 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 3

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 25

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 8

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 15

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 6

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 25

  7. Sent to governor

    May 28

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 5, 2025

Passed 140–0

140 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 6, 2025

Passed 148–0

148 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 28, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    May 27, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 26, 2025 · House

  7. Senate passage reported

    May 25, 2025 · House

  8. Record vote

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  9. Passed

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  11. Record vote

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  12. Three day rule suspended

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  15. Laid before the Senate

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  16. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    May 25, 2025 · Senate

  17. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  18. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendments Health and Human Services

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote taken in committee

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  21. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  22. Left pending in committee

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  23. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  24. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  25. Referred to Health & Human Services Health and Human Services

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  26. Read first time

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  27. Received from the House

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  28. Reported engrossed

    May 6, 2025 · House

  29. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 6, 2025 · House

  30. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · House

  31. Passed

    May 6, 2025 · House

  32. Read 3rd time

    May 6, 2025 · House

  33. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 5, 2025 · House

  34. Record vote

    May 5, 2025 · House

  35. Passed to engrossment

    May 5, 2025 · House

  36. Read 2nd time

    May 5, 2025 · House

  37. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 2, 2025 · House

  38. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  39. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  40. Committee report distributed

    Apr 21, 2025 · House

  41. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  42. Reported favorably as substituted Human Services

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  43. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  44. Considered in public hearing Human Services

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  45. Left pending in committee

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  46. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Human Services

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  47. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  48. Considered in public hearing Human Services

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  49. Referred to Human Services Human Services

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  50. Read first time

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  51. Filed

    Mar 3, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Day CareDisaster Preparedness & ReliefFamily: Child ProtectionHousing: General

Bill text

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HB 2789Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.James FrankRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025See remarks for effective date
SB 732Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.Borris MilesDPassed first chamberDid not passMay 2, 2025Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
HB 1576Relating to a grant program for hurricane and windstorm loss mitigation for single-family residential property.Tom OliversonRPassed first chamberDid not passMay 1, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce
HB 3858Relating to the required approval of the proposed location of county or municipal temporary housing or emergency shelter for disaster victims.Marc LaHoodRReported from committeeDid not passApr 28, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
HB 660Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services.Armando WalleDHeard in committeeDid not passApr 29, 2025Left pending in committee
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