Monitoring the SessionHB 2603
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Elderly people can ask for help removing an abuser from home.
The bill requires the state's adult protective services department to help an elderly person, when asked, get a temporary emergency court order removing an abuser from the elderly person's home. It touches elderly Texans facing physical or verbal abuse that is alleged to be family violence, plus the department staff who must provide the help. Starting September 1, 2025, an elderly person can request and receive department assistance with these orders, and the commissioner writes rules to carry it out.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2243 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2243 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 10, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2603 · 2025-02-10
relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders.
Elderly people can ask for help removing an abuser from home.
The bill requires the state's adult protective services department to help an elderly person, when asked, get a temporary emergency court order removing an abuser from the elderly person's home. It touches elderly Texans facing physical or verbal abuse that is alleged to be family violence, plus the department staff who must provide the help. Starting September 1, 2025, an elderly person can request and receive department assistance with these orders, and the commissioner writes rules to carry it out.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$58,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 30, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101041279, 101072570.
$54,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101033794, 101036103, 101041279, 101069980.
$26,223.56
Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101041279, 101062186.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$58,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 30, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101041279, 101072570.
$54,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101033794, 101036103, 101041279, 101069980.
$26,223.56
Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101041279, 101062186.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Campos, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 20, 2023: Referred to Health & Human Services
Relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 10, 2025
03/18/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Aging
Crimes--Against Persons--General
Human Services--General
ELDER ABUSE
PROTECTIVE ORDERS
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 160 words
89R7670 AB-D By: Campos H.B. No. 2603 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 48.008 to read as follows: Sec. 48.008. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING CERTAIN ORDERS. (a) In this section, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code. (b) The department shall provide to an elderly person at the elderly person's request assistance in obtaining a temporary ex parte order under Section 83.006, Family Code, to exclude from the elderly person's residence an individual who has committed an act of physical or verbal abuse against the elderly person that is alleged to constitute family violence. (c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.