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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5593: Relating to the eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a child.

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 5593 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a child. Primary sponsor: Valoree Swanson (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Valoree SwansonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61

“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. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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