TX HB2524 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.
Title
Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.
Sponsors
| Rep. David Cook [R] | Rep. Richard Hayes [R] | Rep. Brooks Landgraf [R] | Rep. David Spiller [R] |
| Rep. Pat Curry [R] | Sen. Nathan Johnson [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-25 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-08 - House - Read 3rd time RV#1778 (Y: 146 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - House - Read 2nd time RV#1663 (Y: 129 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-08 - House - Read 3rd time RV#1778 (Y: 146 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - House - Read 2nd time RV#1663 (Y: 129 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 19) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Effective on 9/1/25 | |
| 2025-06-20 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2025-05-28 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Signed in the House |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Senate passage reported |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Three day rule suspended |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Recommended for local & uncontested calendar |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Referred to Jurisprudence |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Received from the House |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Record vote RV#1778 |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Passed |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Record vote RV#1663 |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Passed to engrossment |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-05-02 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Recalled from subcommittee |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Left pending in subcommittee |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Considered by s/c in public hearing |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed |
Subjects
ATTORNEY'S FEES
Courts
Courts--General
DIVORCE
Family
Family--Child Support
Family--General
Family--Marriage Relationship
Family--Parent & Child
PROTECTIVE ORDERS
Courts
Courts--General
DIVORCE
Family
Family--Child Support
Family--General
Family--Marriage Relationship
Family--Parent & Child
PROTECTIVE ORDERS
