CALLS TO ACTIONELECTED OFFICIALSBILLSVOTESCOMMITTEESDONORSTESTIMONYVIDEOSFAQHOBC

NOTE: We're focused on the House of Bad Cards and the House of Good Cards right now, to be released by the end of July 2025.
Our review and audit team is going over all of the data.
Thank you for your patience.

HB694

Signed by Governor
Authored by Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D)
View at Source

Caption: Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Initially Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Lujan (R)
Sponsors: Cook (D)
Co-sponsors: West (D)


(H) Cook signed onto the bill as
(H) West signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 12, 2024


(H) Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 4, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 25, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) House Human Services met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 8, 2025


(H) Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
 

Apr 9, 2025


(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
(H) Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
(H) Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
 

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
(H) Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
(H) Returned to Calendars Committee
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#875: Yea 144 (R 85, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Allen; Fairly; Lalani; Leo Wilson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Moody

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1020: Yea 136 (R 78, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Kerwin

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Moody

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 1, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
 

May 13, 2025


(S) Posting rule suspended
 

May 14, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 15, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 20, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250520_HB694_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250520_HB694_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(S) Record vote
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Judy Powell for Parent Guidance Center
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Judy Powell for Parent Guidance Center
(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Julia Hatcher for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys - TAFDA)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Julia Hatcher for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys - TAFDA)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Stephanie Battaglia for Texas CASA
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Brandon Logan for self (with Family Freedom Project)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Jason Sabo for Children at Risk
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kate Murphy for Texans Care for Children
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Lauren Rose for The Cove - Heart of Texas - Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Stephanie Battaglia for Texas CASA
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sydney Baker for self (with Buckner International)
 

On

(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Audrey O'Neill for Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Cindy Dyar for self (with Texas Legal Services Center)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Erica Banuelos for Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)



Grassroots America We the People