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                        IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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                        Passed HouseMar 26, 2025
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                        Passed SenateMay 07, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 28, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    Children; Children's Code; term; procedure if jury trial is waived; individualized service plan; termination of parental rights; district attorney; exceptions; informal adjustments; Office of Juvenile Affairs; effective date.
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         House • May 28, 2025: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025
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            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 1965
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                Votes
                        YES: 90
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Fugate
 - Marti
 - Shaw
 - Alonso-Sandoval
 - George
 - May
 - Smith
 - Archer
 - Gise
 - Maynard
 - Sneed
 - Banning
 - Grego
 - McCane
 - Staires
 - Bashore
 - Hall
 - Menz
 - Stark
 - Bennett
 - Hardin
 - Miller
 - Steagall
 - Blair
 - Harris
 - Moore
 - Sterling
 - Blancett
 - Hays
 - Munson
 - Stewart
 - Boles
 - Hefner
 - Newton
 - Stinson
 - Burns
 - Hildebrant
 - Olsen
 - Strom
 - Caldwell, C
 - Humphrey
 - Osburn
 - Townley
 - Caldwell, T
 - Johns
 - Pae
 - Turner
 - Cantrell
 - Kane
 - Patzkowsky
 - Waldron
 - Chapman
 - Kannady
 - Pfeiffer
 - West, J
 - Cornwell
 - Kelley
 - Pittman
 - West, K
 - Crosswhite Hader Kendrix
 - Pogemiller
 - West, T
 - Culver
 - Kerbs
 - Provenzano
 - Wilk
 - Deck
 - Lawson
 - Ranson
 - Williams
 - Dobrinski
 - Lay
 - Roberts
 - Wolfley
 - Dollens
 - Lepak
 - Roe
 - Woolley
 - Duel
 - Lowe, D
 - Rosecrants
 - Worthen
 - Eaves
 - Luttrell
 - Schreiber
 - Kyle Hilbert
 - Ford
 - Manger
 
YES: 0
                                                
                                        
NO: 0
                                            NOT VOTING: 45
                                                        YES: 91
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Gann
 - Luttrell
 - Shaw
 - Alonso-Sandoval
 - George
 - Manger
 - Smith
 - Archer
 - Gise
 - May
 - Sneed
 - Banning
 - Grego
 - Maynard
 - Staires
 - Bashore
 - Hall
 - McCane
 - Stark
 - Bennett
 - Harris
 - Menz
 - Steagall
 - Blair
 - Hasenbeck
 - Miller
 - Sterling
 - Blancett
 - Hays
 - Moore
 - Stewart
 - Boles
 - Hefner
 - Munson
 - Strom
 - Burns
 - Hildebrant
 - Newton
 - Tedford
 - Caldwell, C
 - Hill
 - Olsen
 - Turner
 - Cantrell
 - Humphrey
 - Osburn
 - Waldron
 - Cornwell
 - Jenkins
 - Pae
 - West, J
 - Crosswhite Hader Johns
 - Patzkowsky
 - West, K
 - Culver
 - Kane
 - Pfeiffer
 - West, R
 - Deck
 - Kannady
 - Pittman
 - West, T
 - Dempsey
 - Kelley
 - Pogemiller
 - Wilk
 - Dobrinski
 - Kendrix
 - Provenzano
 - Williams
 - Duel
 - Kerbs
 - Ranson
 - Wolfley
 - Eaves
 - Lawson
 - Roberts
 - Woolley
 - Fetgatter
 - Lay
 - Roe
 - Worthen
 - Ford
 - Lepak
 - Rosecrants
 - Kyle Hilbert
 - Fugate
 - Lowe, D
 - Schreiber
 
NO: 0
                                            Actions
            - May 28, 2025 | House
- Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025
 
 - May 21, 2025 | House
- Sent to Governor
 
 - May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
 
 - May 21, 2025 | House
- SA's read, adopted
 - Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
 - Referred for enrollment
 - Enrolled, signed, to Senate
 
 - May 08, 2025 | House
- SA's received
 
 - May 08, 2025 | Senate
- Engrossed to House
 
 - May 07, 2025 | Senate
- General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
 - Title restored
 - Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
 - Referred for engrossment
 
 - Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Coauthored by Senator Pederson
 
 - Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on General Order
 
 - Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
 
 - Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary
 
 - Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading
 
 - Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Engrossed, signed, to Senate
 
 - Mar 26, 2025 | House
- General Order
 - Amended by floor substitute
 - Amended
 - Title stricken
 - Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 3
 - Referred for engrossment
 
 - Mar 10, 2025 | House
- CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
 - Authored by Senator Bullard (principal Senate author)
 
 - Feb 24, 2025 | House
- Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
 
 - Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
 - Referred to Civil Judiciary
 
 - Feb 03, 2025 | House
- First Reading
 - Authored by Representative Williams
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - IntroducedPDF
 - House Committee SubstitutePDF
 - Floor (House)PDF
 - Floor (Senate)PDF
 - EngrossedPDF
 - Amended And EngrossedPDF
 - Enrolled (final version)PDF
 - Floor Amendment (Senate) HB1965 (4-30-25) (BULLARD) FS FA1PDF
 - Floor Amendment (Senate) HB1965 (4-30-25) (BULLARD) RT FA2PDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 1 by WILLIAMS (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 2 by CALDWELLPDF
 - Committee Amendment (Senate) 1PDF
 - Committee Amendment (House) Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1PDF
 - Sub Committee OR Policy Committee Recommendations (House) Policy Committee RecommendationPDF
 
Documents
        
            - House Policy Committee ReportPDF
 - House Committee ReportPDF
 - Senate Committee ReportPDF
 - Summary Introduced (House)PDF
 - Summary Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (House)PDF
 - Summary Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (House)PDF
 - Summary Committee Substitute (House)PDF
 - Summary Floor Amendment 1 (House)PDF
 - Summary Floor Amendment 1 (House)PDF
 - Summary Senate Amendment to House Bill (House)PDF
 



