Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HCR10: Designating May 23 as Family Abduction Awareness Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
From the amended text:
89(R) HCR 10 - Senate Committee Report version - Bill Text By: Cortez (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.C.R. No. 10 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 20, 2025; May 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 23, 2025, reported favorably by the following May 23, 2025, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Every year, an estimated 260,000 children are abducted in the United States, and in more than three-quarters of these cases, the abduction is perpetrated by a family member of the victim, typically a parent; and WHEREAS, Family abductions often occur in the midst of contentious divorce or child custody battles; because the abductor is commonly a parent, kidnappings may not be recognized or reported by witnesses, and the abducting parent may attempt to take the child across state lines or even to a foreign country; in 2022, family abduction cases accounted for 58 percent of all AMBER Alerts that were issued; and WHEREAS, Although most family abductions don't pose the same imminent danger to the child as an abduction by a stranger, family abductions are serious criminal offenses that can have devastating impacts on children and families; and WHEREAS, Parental kidnapping is illegal in every state, and it is often prosecuted as …
Sponsors
- Philip Cortez (D, HD-117) · primary sponsor
- Judith Zaffirini (D, SD-021)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Vote recorded in Journal
- : Adopted
- : Read 2nd time
- : Laid before the Senate
Votes
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Administration Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3657 (May 19, 2025): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2989 (May 19, 2025): 129 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Resolutions--Official Designations--10-Year Significant Dates, FAMILY ABDUCTION AWARENESS DAY (HS1CZ)
Common questions
- What is HCR10?
- HCR10 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Designating May 23 as Family Abduction Awareness Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
- What is the status of HCR10?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR10?
- Philip Cortez (D, HD-117), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HCR10?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HCR00010
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