Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB2495: Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.
From the enrolled text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.002, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 26.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation. The term does not include a person as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated or a person not entitled to possession of or access to a child under a court order. Except as provided by federal law, all rights of a parent under Title 2 of this code and all educational rights under[ADDED: Sections][[DELETED: Section]] 151.001(a)(10)[ADDED: and (11)], Family Code, shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, unless the student has been determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been otherwise restricted by a court order. SECTION 2. Section 31.006, Family Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 31.006. EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL. Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including …
Sponsors
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142) · primary sponsor
- Rodríguez Ramos, Ana-María (D, HD-102)
- Judith Zaffirini (D, SD-021)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Record vote (RV#3950)
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
Votes
- Jurisprudence Committee Vote (Out of committee): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3950 (May 28, 2025): 137 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 22, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 22, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#587 (April 25, 2025): 102 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: ELEVATORS, Family--Parent & Child, PARENTAL RIGHTS
Common questions
- What is HB2495?
- HB2495 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.
- What does HB2495 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.
- What is the status of HB2495?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2495?
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2495?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB02495
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