CS/HB 901: Court-appointed Psychologists
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Borrero ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plakon
Court-appointed Psychologists; Requires party to seek disqualification of court-appointed psychologist before filing an administrative complaint against psychologist; provides for disqualification motions; revises provisions for award of costs & attorney fees in supplemental actions against court-appointed psychologists.
Senate Committee References:
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/21/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/18/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
3/25/2025 House • Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
3/27/2025 House • Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/31/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/2/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/3/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 4
4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
4/22/2025 Senate • Received
4/29/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 613
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 976 -SJ 613
• Read 2nd time -SJ 613
• Read 3rd time -SJ 613
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 613
4/29/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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CS/HB 901, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2025 at 12:40 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 976 (c1) Court-appointed Psychologists Bernard Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 901 -SJ 613 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.122 Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/HB 901, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/2/2025 at 7:18 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 976 (c1) Court-appointed Psychologists Bernard Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 901 -SJ 613
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/16/2025 3:31 PM House 112 Yeas - 4 Nays 4/29/2025 11:33 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.122 Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 901, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2025 at 4:46 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/8/2025 (pdf)
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 976 (c1) Court-appointed Psychologists Bernard Similar Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 901 -SJ 613
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 529141 - Amendment
Remove line 47 and insert:Borrero 4/1/2025
9:33 AMAdopted
4/2/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.122 Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement. Page 1 (pdf)