Jeffrey Curtis Leach, Texas State Representative of the 67th district (R) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Leach_(politician)#:~:text=Jeffrey%20Curtis%20%22Jeff%22%20Leach%20(,a%20portion%20of%20Collin%20County.&text=Plano%2C%20Texas%2C%20U.S.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the establishment of parentage and the duty to pay retroactive child support, including the duty to pay retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill seeks to amend various sections of the Family Code in Texas, focusing on the establishment of parentage and the duty to pay retroactive child support. It introduces the presumption that retroactive child support from the date of conception is in the child’s best interest, allowing courts to order such support based on medical evidence or parental testimony. The bill mandates courts to order payment for prenatal and postnatal health expenses and requires a cumulative judgment for retroactive support owed. The bill also allows actions related to parentage determination, like service of process and genetic testing, to be initiated before the child's birth. Additionally, it specifies procedures for acknowledging or denying paternity, which take effect upon filing with the vital statistics unit, and limits in utero genetic testing requests to those made by the pregnant mother. The bill is scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Jeff Leach, chair of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another four bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Leach graduated from Baylor University with a BS and again from SMU Dedman School of Law with a JD.
Jeff Leach is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 67th House district. He replaced previous state representative Jerry A. Madden in 2013.
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.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1670 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas |
| HB 797 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and notice to the legislature of certain reprimands |
| HB 734 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 717 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty |
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