HB2558

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Authored by Harold Dutton (D)
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Caption: Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.
Initially Referred to House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Last Referred to Senate Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2558 protects incarcerated individuals from being held in contempt for unpaid child support obligations under certain conditions. The bill prohibits a court from finding an obligor in contempt for nonpayment of child support if the unpaid support accrued during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison for at least 90 consecutive days, unless the confinement resulted from family violence or a child support-related offense. The obligor must also demonstrate that they lacked sufficient resources to make payments while incarcerated.

Joint authors: Garcia, L. (D)

Feb 7, 2025


(H) Dutton signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships, chaired by a Democrat
 

Mar 24, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
(H) Considered by s/c in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in s/c
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
(H) Left pending in subcommittee
 

Apr 8, 2025


(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met.
(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 16, 2025


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

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Garcia, L. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#647: Yea 143 (R 83, D 60) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; 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; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; 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; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Bowers; Patterson; Richardson; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Jared Patterson: "When Record No. 647 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 647 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Wesley Virdell: "When Record No. 647 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 29, 2025


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

RV#743: Yea 145 (R 85, D 60) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; 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; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; 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; 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; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; 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; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Gamez

Absent - Bell, C.; Gerdes

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Erin Gamez: "When Record No. 743 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Jennifer Toon for self (with Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Julia Hatcher for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys - TAFDA)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Steven Deline for self
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Taran Champagne for self
 

On

(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Amy Owen Kloesel for self
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Joel Rogers for Office of the Attorney General - Child Support Division
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Angelia Dedek for self



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