Rep. Morgan Meyer introduced HB 5607, a bill on Family, to the Texas House on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to establishing a procedure for the Department of Family and Protective Services to respond to and issue findings on reports of abuse or neglect made by certain professionals’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to implement an enhanced procedure for handling reports of child abuse or neglect made by professionals. The procedure requires the department to promptly contact the reporting professional by phone for additional information before initiating an investigation. It must inform the professional of the department’s findings and decisions regarding the investigation and allow the professional to request an administrative review if they believe the investigation was not properly conducted. If a professional’s report includes evidence that the subject admitted to the abuse or neglect, the case will be automatically concluded with a finding of reason to believe that abuse or neglect occurred. This legislation applies to reports made on or after Sept. 1, 2025.
Morgan Meyer, the chair of the House Committee on Ways & Means, proposed another 18 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on House Administration.
Meyer graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BA and again from Washington and Lee University School of Law with a JD.
Morgan Meyer is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state’s 108th House district. He replaced previous state representative Dan Branch in 2015.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Legislative Session | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89(R) | HB 5543 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to creating a private cause of action for bad faith claims of patent infringement |
| 89(R) | HB 19 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the issuance and repayment of debt by local governments, including the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate and the use of ad valorem tax revenue for the repayment of debt |
| 89(R) | HB 4874 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the policies and procedures of a public school’s threat assessment and safe and supportive school team and threat assessment review team |
| 89(R) | HB 4809 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archaeological site |
| 89(R) | HB 134 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the location at which certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes |
| 89(R) | HB 4238 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft |
| 89(R) | HB 4115 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the submission and approval of certain proposals by shareholders of nationally listed corporations |
| 89(R) | HB 4044 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits |
| 89(R) | HB 15 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities |
| 89(R) | HB 9 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income |
| 89(R) | HB 8 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district |
| 89(R) | HB 2966 | 02/18/2025 | Relating to the award of attorney’s fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights |
| 89(R) | HB 2621 | 02/10/2025 | Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation |
| 89(R) | HB 2457 | 02/05/2025 | Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 in Wilbarger County as the Molly Mullens Mile |
| 89(R) | HB 2051 | 01/23/2025 | Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system |
| 89(R) | HB 2022 | 01/22/2025 | Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child or disabled individual |
| 89(R) | HB 2001 | 01/22/2025 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains |
| 89(R) | HB 1939 | 01/17/2025 | Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system |
| 88(4) | HB 83 | 11/08/2023 | Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system |
| 88(3) | HB 137 | 10/11/2023 | Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system |
| 88(2) | HB 2 | 07/10/2023 | Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee |
| 88(1) | HB 1 | 05/30/2023 | Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and additional state aid for certain school districts impacted by compression |
| 88(R) | HB 5089 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the location at which certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes |
| 88(R) | HB 4441 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to reporting requirements for municipalities and counties that impose a hotel occupancy tax |
| 88(R) | HB 4641 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft |
| 88(R) | HB 4069 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to the required disclosure of prices by a veterinarian before providing emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal |
| 88(R) | HB 3028 | 02/28/2023 | Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system |
| 88(R) | HB 2143 | 02/09/2023 | Relating to the punishment for possession of child pornography; increasing criminal penalties |
| 88(R) | HB 1899 | 02/03/2023 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information |
| 88(R) | HB 1769 | 01/27/2023 | Relating to the statute of limitations for certain offenses committed against children |
| 88(R) | HB 1749 | 01/26/2023 | Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system |
| 88(R) | HB 1506 | 01/20/2023 | Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of abandoning or endangering a child |
| 88(R) | HB 1161 | 01/03/2023 | Relating to the confidentiality of home address information for victims of child abduction and to the administration of the address confidentiality program by the office of the attorney general |
