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Senate bill · 89R

SB 942

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

Did not pass

Progress

113 days from first to latest action, across 35 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 27

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 19

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 24

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 2

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateFebMarAprMay

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

Senate · Apr 2, 2025

Passed 27–4

27 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 942 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 2, 2025

Passed 27–4

27 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 20, 2025 · House

  2. Committee report distributed

    May 19, 2025 · House

  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 19, 2025 · House

  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    May 14, 2025 · House

  5. Vote reconsidered in committee

    May 14, 2025 · House

  6. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    May 14, 2025 · House

  7. Considered in public hearing

    May 14, 2025 · House

  8. Recalled from subcommittee

    May 14, 2025 · House

  9. Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  10. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  11. Received from the Senate

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  12. Reported engrossed

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  13. Record vote

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  14. Passed

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  15. Read 3rd time

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  16. Record vote

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  17. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  18. Record vote

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  19. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  20. Record vote

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  21. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  22. Co-author authorized

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  23. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  24. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  25. Reported favorably w/o amendments Jurisprudence

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  26. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  27. Considered in public hearing Jurisprudence

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  28. Left pending in committee

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  29. Testimony taken in committee Jurisprudence

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  30. Considered in public hearing Jurisprudence

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  32. Referred to Jurisprudence Jurisprudence

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  33. Read first time

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  34. Filed

    Jan 27, 2025 · Senate

  35. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Jan 27, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 3 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Angela Paxton cosponsorR
  • Tan Parker cosponsorR
  • Charles Perry cosponsorR

In committee

  • Jurisprudence

    Senate

    Referred Feb 13, 2025 · heard Mar 19, 2025 · reported after 39 days

Topics

Courts: GeneralFamily: Child Support

Bill text

Bills on similar topics

Other legislation this session sharing the most index topics.

BillAuthorProgressStatusLast action
SB 1923Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.Royce WestDBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2524Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.Brooks LandgrafRBecame lawBecame lawJun 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 WestDBecame lawBecame lawJun 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 WestDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 4869Relating to the modification of a court order based on a parental child safety placement agreement or an authorization agreement with an adult caregiver.Aicha DavisDFiledDid not passApr 3, 2025Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
HB 187Relating 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.Ryan GuillenRFiledDid not passFeb 27, 2025Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
SB 942 (89R) · Polis