Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB3180: Relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 301.052(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A party may request disclosure under Section 301.051 of any or all of the (2) the name, address, and telephone number of any potential parties; (3) the legal theories and, in general, the factual bases of the responding party's claims or defenses; (4) the amount and any method of calculating economic damages; (5) the name, address, and telephone number of any person having knowledge of relevant facts and a brief statement of each identified person's connection with the action; (6) for any testifying expert: (A) the expert's name, address, and telephone number; (B) the subject matter on which the expert will testify; (C) the general substance of the expert's mental impressions and opinions and a brief summary of the basis for those impressions and opinions, or if the expert is not retained by, employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding party, documents reflecting that information; and (D) if the expert is retained by, employed by, or otherwise subject to the control of the responding party: (i) all documents, tangible things, reports, models, …
Sponsors
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142) · primary sponsor
- Ann Johnson (D, HD-134)
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
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Jurisprudence Committee Vote (Out of committee): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 25, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 25, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2302 (May 13, 2025): 88 yea, 39 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2268 (May 13, 2025): 135 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Civil Remedies & Liabilities, Courts--Civil Procedure, Family--General
Common questions
- What is HB3180?
- HB3180 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.
- What does HB3180 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.
- What is the status of HB3180?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3180?
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB3180?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB03180
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