Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.
HB 3748 creates a new reimbursement process for employees of Texas' Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). It allows the department to reimburse current or former employees for loss or damage to personal property that occurs while they are performing job duties, using existing department funds. The bill does not require new state funding or change existing employee protections. It takes effect on September 1, 2025, and directly affects DFPS employees who experience work-related property damage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
Last action May 28, 2025
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Introduced
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Engrossed
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2 edits
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May 2, 2025
MINOR
The bill text has been reformatted from a draft introduction version to the official engrossed version, with minor text corrections and spacing adjustments. The substantive content of the legislation remains unchanged, maintaining the same provisions for reimbursing Department of Family and Protective Services employees for lost or damaged personal property.
TECHNICAL
Text formatting and spacing were adjusted to convert the bill from an introduced draft to the final engrossed version, including correcting line breaks and standardizing capitalization.
Minor wording change from 'caused by a client' to 'that occurs in the course and scope of the employee's duties' for improved clarity, though the meaning remains the same.
Floor votes · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
120–16
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 145
May 1, 2025
D
Democratic58
94% Yea
R
Republican87
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Amendments
2
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (120-16-9)
house
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christian Manuel
DDemocratic
P
Royce West
DDemocratic
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
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