CS/SB 894: Faith-based Activities in Batterers’ Intervention Programs
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Rodriguez
Faith-based Activities in Batterers’ Intervention Programs; Authorizing batterers’ intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities; prohibiting required participation in such activities, etc.
        
        Effective Date: 7/1/2025 
Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
    
    
    Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
        
        Senate Committee References:
        
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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            Bill History Date Chamber Action 2/19/2025 Senate • Filed 
 2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules 
 3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced 
 3/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Building 
 3/19/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 
 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
 • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
 3/20/2025 Senate • Now in Judiciary 
 5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
 6/16/2025 Senate • Died in Judiciary 
 
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                    CS/SB 894, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/19/2025 at 3:07 PM Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 391 (c1) Faith-based Content in Batterer's Intervention Program Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died in Rules   Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs. Page 1 (pdf) 
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                    SB 894, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2025 at 2:19 PM Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 391 Faith-based Content in Batterer's Intervention Program Human Services Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died in Rules   Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 737012 - Amendment (Delete All) 
 Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 
 (Rodriguez)3/18/2025 
 8:55 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute 
 3/19/2025Web Page 
 PDFCommittee Votes (1)Date Committee Result 3/19/2025 9:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 5 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs. Page 1 (pdf)