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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1588: Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 1588 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty. Primary sponsor: Hancock. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Referred to Human Services.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
HancockPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 Human Services
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the Senate
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Statement(s) submitted
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Record vote
  10. Three day rule suspended
  11. Vote recorded in Journal
  12. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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