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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports."
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description: "Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 63"
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citation: "Texas HB 63 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hull", "Klick", "Noble", "Oliverson", "Sparks", "Swanson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-11-14"
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last_action: "2023-06-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/478e050e-2d0c-4f95-9a0e-de19d4da4f17"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 63.xml"
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source_hash: "3bf6714dca46f76cdc04eca0e4d21c937b1d6dce3f0200b456f4422d3487d5f4"
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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 63 (88) — Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.
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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/88R/billtext/html/HB00063I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00063E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00063H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00063S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00063F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **88–60** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
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- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
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- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **94–51** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Klick — primary (person)
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- Noble — primary (person)
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- Oliverson — primary (person)
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- Sparks — primary (person)
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- Swanson — primary (person)
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- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
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- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
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- Cain — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Frazier — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
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- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris, Caroline — cosponsor (person)
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- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
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- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
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- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
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- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
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- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
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- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
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- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
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- West — cosponsor (person)
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- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-11-14** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-23** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-07** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-07** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-07** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-04** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-04** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-11** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-04-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-04-25** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-25** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-25** Record vote
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- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-26** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-26** Record vote
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- **2023-04-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-26** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-04-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-04-27** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-10** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-10** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-05-10** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-11** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-15** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-18** Record vote
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- **2023-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-18** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-18** Record vote
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- **2023-05-19** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-19** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-09** Effective on 9/1/23 `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/478e050e-2d0c-4f95-9a0e-de19d4da4f17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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