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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child."
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description: "Relating to the use of opinions from medical professionals in making certain determinations relating to the abuse or neglect of a child."
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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: "SB 1578"
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citation: "Texas SB 1578 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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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)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Kolkhorst"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-11"
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last_action: "2021-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c0277c7-1f53-4498-8ab5-6941c5996f4e"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1578.xml"
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source_hash: "b0989b294842b12fde8b46240883349518be7e79f64c4cea919950f0a011b0de"
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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 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.
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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/SB01578I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01578F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **144–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Frank — primary (person)
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- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-24** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-13** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-14** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
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- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-19** Record vote
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- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-19** Record vote
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- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-28** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-03** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-07** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-17** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-20** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-20** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2021-05-20** Amendment adopted as amended
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- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-23** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-23** Record vote
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- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-23** Record vote
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- **2021-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Read
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-18** Effective on 9/1/21 `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/8c0277c7-1f53-4498-8ab5-6941c5996f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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