Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB1923: Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 156.409, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (a-1), and (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (a) The court shall, on the motion of a party or a person having physical possession of the child, modify an order providing for the support of the child to provide that the person having physical possession of the child for at least six months shall have the right to receive and give receipt for payments of support for the child and to hold or disburse money for the benefit of the child if the sole managing conservator of the child or the joint managing conservator who has the exclusive right to determine the primary residence of the child has: (1) voluntarily relinquished[ADDED: to the person having ] [ADDED: physical possession of the child]the primary care and possession of the child[ (2) been incarcerated or sentenced to be incarcerated for at least 90 days; [[DELETED: or]] (3) relinquished the primary care and possession of the child in a proceeding under Title 3 or Chapter 262[ or] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: entered into an authorization agreement under ] [ADDED: Chapter 34 …
Sponsors
- Royce West (D, SD-023) · primary sponsor
- Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026)
- Judith Zaffirini (D, SD-021)
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- : Reported enrolled
- : Record vote
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- : Read
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
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (May 30, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3843 (May 28, 2025): 111 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3704 (May 27, 2025): 132 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (April 22, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Family--Child Support, Minors--Health & Safety, Courts--General, EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, Family--Child Protection, CHILD CUSTODY, Electronic Information Systems, Family--Parent & Child
Common questions
- What is SB1923?
- SB1923 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
- What does SB1923 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
- What is the status of SB1923?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1923?
- Royce West (D, SD-023), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1923?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB01923
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