House bill · 89R

HB 4213

Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

Did not pass

Progress

72 days from first to latest action, across 33 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 10
Referred to committee
—
Heard in committee
Apr 7
Reported from committee
Apr 14
Passed first chamber
May 8
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

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 7, 2025

Passed 120–20

120 Yea

20 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 8, 2025

Passed 146–0

146 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Left pending in committee
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Jurisprudence
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Jurisprudence
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Jurisprudence Jurisprudence
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 9, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 8, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 8, 2025 · House
Passed as amended
May 8, 2025 · House
Amended
May 8, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 8, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 7, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 7, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended
May 7, 2025 · House
Amended
May 7, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 7, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 7, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 5, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 1, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Apr 7, 2025 · House
Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
Mar 31, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 31, 2025 · House
Filed
Mar 10, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Jurisprudence
Senate
Referred May 12, 2025 · heard May 21, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Family: Child Support

Bill text

IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF

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SB 1923Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.	Royce WestD	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2524Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.	Brooks LandgrafR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1404Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.	Royce WestD	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1403Relating 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.	Royce WestD	Became law	Became law	May 19, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 557Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.	Jo JonesD	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	May 21, 2025Referred to Jurisprudence
SB 942Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.	Bryan HughesR	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	May 20, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars