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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1980: Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

In committee 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 1980 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception. Primary sponsor: Hillary Hickland (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Left pending in subcommittee.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hillary HicklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55

“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. Left pending in subcommittee
  2. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  3. Committee substitute considered in s/c
  4. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  5. Posting rule suspended
  6. Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
  7. Read first time
  8. Filed

Sources

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