TX HB4730 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 4730

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 8 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-28 - Placed on intent calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies.

Title

Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies.

Roll Calls

2025-05-08 - House - Read 3rd time RV#1818 (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - House - Amended RV#1711 (Y: 136 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 11) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-28	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-26	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-26	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-26	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-05-26	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-20	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-05-20	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-20	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-20	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-13	Senate	Referred to Health & Human Services
2025-05-13	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-09	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-08	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-08	House	Record vote RV#1818
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#1711
2025-05-07	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-07	House	Amended 1-Hull
2025-05-07	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-07	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-05	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-04-28	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-25	House	Committee report distributed
2025-04-25	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-22	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-22	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-15	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-15	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-03	House	Referred to Human Services
2025-04-03	House	Read first time
2025-03-13	House	Filed

Subjects

ADOPTION
Family
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Family--Parent & Child
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
PARENTAL RIGHTS
PUBLIC NOTICE
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4730
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04730I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04730H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04730E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04730S.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB04730H21.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04730I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04730H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04730E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04730E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04730S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04730S.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4730&RcdVtNo=1711&Ch=H&Dt=05/07/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4730&RcdVtNo=1818&Ch=H&Dt=05/08/2025