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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 942: Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

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 942 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on January 27, 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: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Hillary Hickland (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryan HughesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Hillary HicklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Tan ParkerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Angela PaxtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Charles PerryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“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. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  5. Vote reconsidered in committee
  6. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
  7. Considered in public hearing
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
  10. Read first time
  11. Received from the Senate
  12. Reported engrossed

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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