Monitoring the Session

HB 4928

bill requires abuse reports go to police and the state

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Tony TinderholtRHouse 94

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

Caption

relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Both, instead of choosing one.

The bill requires anyone making a child abuse or neglect report to send it to both a local or state law enforcement agency and the state's child protective department, instead of choosing just one. When the alleged abuse happened in a facility run or licensed by a state agency, the reporter may also notify that agency, but in addition to the other two rather than instead of them. The bill also repeals Subsection (c) of the reporting section and takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4928 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Tony TinderholtRHouse 94

ITEM

relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.

WHAT IT DOES

Both, instead of choosing one.

The bill requires anyone making a child abuse or neglect report to send it to both a local or state law enforcement agency and the state's child protective department, instead of choosing just one. When the alleged abuse happened in a facility run or licensed by a state agency, the reporter may also notify that agency, but in addition to the other two rather than instead of them. The bill also repeals Subsection (c) of the reporting section and takes effect September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Tony Tinderholt

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50KTexans For Conservative Leadership$35KTexans United for Conservative Majority PAC$14K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025. 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 29, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Texans For Conservative Leadership$35,000.00

Texans For Conservative Leadership

$35,000.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$35,000.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC$13,812.00

Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC

$13,812.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$13,812.00
Total
$13,812.00
polling $13,812.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 28, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 29, 2024. 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: 100985343.

×

Texans For Conservative Leadership

$35,000.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$35,000.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024. 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: 100985343.

×

Texans United for Conservative Majority PAC

$13,812.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$13,812.00
Total
$13,812.00
polling $13,812.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 28, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100985343.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

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 · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Family--Child Protection

CHILD ABUSE

Text

The text as introduced · 168 words

89R16348 MM-D

By: Tinderholt
H.B. No. 4928

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 261.103, Family Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as

follows:

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section

[ Subsections (b) and (c) ] and Section 261.405, a report shall be

made to:

(1) any local or state law enforcement agency; and

(2) the department .

(a-1) If the alleged abuse or neglect occurred in a facility

operated, licensed, certified, or registered by a state agency, a

report may be made to [ ; or

[ (3) ] the state agency that operates, licenses,

certifies, or registers the facility in which the alleged abuse or

neglect occurred in addition to the entities listed under

Subsection (a) .

SECTION 2. Section 261.103(c), Family Code, is repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.