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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child."
+description: "Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 1578"
+citation: "Texas SB 1578 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS CHILDREN'S COMMISSION (VC2OQ)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Kolkhorst"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 57
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-03-11"
+last_action: "2021-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c0277c7-1f53-4498-8ab5-6941c5996f4e"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1578.xml"
+source_hash: "b0989b294842b12fde8b46240883349518be7e79f64c4cea919950f0a011b0de"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 1578 (87) — Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Frank — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-24** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-13** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-14** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
+- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Record vote
+- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-28** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-05-03** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-07** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-20** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-20** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2021-05-20** Amendment adopted as amended
+- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-23** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-23** Record vote
+- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-23** Record vote
+- **2021-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read
+- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-18** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c0277c7-1f53-4498-8ab5-6941c5996f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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