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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements."
description: "Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 730"
citation: "Texas HB 730 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "Courts--General (I0160)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Garcia", "Hughes", "Noble", "Wu"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 67
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-16"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/529ce678-ef62-4b57-a6e7-a483ceb4dc75"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00700_HB00799/HB 730.xml"
source_hash: "4118c9867f6d8072b47b03a28c1e7ed165e3b8166532f6e376d94ce4dc430ba4"
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 730 (88) — Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.
## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB00730I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00730E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00730H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00730S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00730F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1393** (pass) · lower
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **1391** (pass) · lower
- passage — **238** (pass) · upper
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **310** (pass) · upper
- passage — **1391** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 730 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Frank — primary (person)
- Garcia — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Noble — primary (person)
- Wu — primary (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-11-16** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-29** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-29** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-13** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-21** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-26** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-28** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-28** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Record vote
- **2023-05-01** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-01** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-02** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-10** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-10** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-15** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-15** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-15** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-15** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-16** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-17** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2023-05-17** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-19** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/529ce678-ef62-4b57-a6e7-a483ceb4dc75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).