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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1916: Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1916 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage. Primary sponsor: Cook, Brooks Landgraf (Republican), Richard Hayes (Republican), David Spiller (Republican), Pat Curry (Republican), Judith Zaffirini (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
CookPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brooks LandgrafPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Richard HayesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
David SpillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Pat CurryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Judith ZaffiriniPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source