Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.
SB 1946 creates the Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force within Texas' criminal justice division. The task force must include a steering committee with the governor and a family violence advocacy leader, plus 12 task force members representing regional family violence centers, statewide advocacy groups, legal services, key state agencies (like the attorney general's office and health departments), and academic experts. Its purpose is to develop prevention strategies for criminal homicides linked to family violence, as defined by Texas law. The bill became effective September 1, 2025, after being signed by the governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Jun 20, 2025
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The bill was finalized in its enrolled version with minor formatting corrections and text adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding the Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force remains unchanged from the engrossed version, including member composition, duties, and expiration dates.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and minor text corrections were made.
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Header formatting was updated to reflect the enrolled version status with proper bill numbering and title alignment.
Minor text corrections were made throughout the document, including spacing, capitalization, and punctuation adjustments to align with official enrolled formatting standards.
Certification language was added at the end to document the final passage votes in both the Senate and House, confirming the bill's final approval.
Floor votes · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 28, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-55-17)
house
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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