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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services."
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description: "Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "HB 2536"
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citation: "Texas HB 2536 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "PARENTAL RIGHTS (S0095)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Cook", "Krause", "Neave", "Swanson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-03-01"
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last_action: "2021-05-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45bee9bd-f012-42d5-8126-3848c2cce47d"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02500_HB02599/HB 2536.xml"
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source_hash: "f9580bb792c41d8895c8d22edb78b8693b370a742a68ad0a451de22061909a03"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 2536 (87) — Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02536I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02536E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02536H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02536S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02536F.HTM)
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## Sponsors
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- Buckingham — primary (person)
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- Cook — primary (person)
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- Krause — primary (person)
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- Neave — primary (person)
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- Swanson — primary (person)
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- Cain — cosponsor (person)
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- Cason — cosponsor (person)
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- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Hull — cosponsor (person)
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- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
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- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
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- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
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- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
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- White — cosponsor (person)
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- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-01** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-17** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-03-29** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-06** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-04-09** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-04-12** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-12** Passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-12** Record vote
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- **2021-04-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-13** Record vote
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- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-13** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-13** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-04-19** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-20** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-29** Record vote
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- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-29** Record vote
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- **2021-04-29** Senate passage reported
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- **2021-04-30** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-03** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-03** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-15** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45bee9bd-f012-42d5-8126-3848c2cce47d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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