---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect."
description: "Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1106"
citation: "Texas HB 1106 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)", "SEXUAL ORIENTATION (S0085)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry", "Capriglione", "Hall", "Luther", "Shaheen", "Wharton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 70
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-12"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4959028-c201-4204-8fdc-2d735e69607d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01100_HB01199/HB 1106.xml"
source_hash: "f55ffd7dfb42d936d3a1639c18327e35ce99b0488d5394c2581b9fa4cb7cad23"
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 HB 1106 (89R) — Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01106I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01106E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01106H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01106S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01106F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **85–59** (pass) · lower
- other — **54–63** (fail) · lower
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **87–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry — primary (person)
- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Luther — primary (person)
- Shaheen — primary (person)
- Wharton — primary (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Adam — cosponsor (person)
- Hopper — cosponsor (person)
- Kerwin — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
- McQueeney — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Money — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-07** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-22** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-22** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-25** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-25** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-02** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-02** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-13** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-13** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-13** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-13** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-13** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-13** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-13** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-14** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-16** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-05-21** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-27** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-28** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4959028-c201-4204-8fdc-2d735e69607d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).