---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide."
description: "Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 2809"
citation: "Texas HB 2809 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SUICIDE (S0206)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Rose", "Thompson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dfa9c84-b68c-411c-9c8e-0392bdd24f5a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2809.xml"
source_hash: "5c00f0147f7c0196302a9c68eef470cd627d817c57dd5830c5082036364ce252"
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 2809 (89R) — Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.

## 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/HB02809I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02809E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02809H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02809S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02809F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-19** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-08** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-08** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-08** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-15** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-21** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-24** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28** Record vote
- **2025-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-28** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-29** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-04-30** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-07** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-08** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-09** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-09** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-09** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-14** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-14** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-14** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-15** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-28** 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/6dfa9c84-b68c-411c-9c8e-0392bdd24f5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).