| TX | HB1403 | Pass | Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB2350 | Pass | Relating to standing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB1207 | Pass | Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB2789 | Pass | Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
See remarks for effective date |
| TX | SB1398 | Pass | Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB4655 | Pass | Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB5149 | Pass | Relating to restricting the collection and use of DNA samples from children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB5394 | Pass | Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB2041 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-27
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | SB1524 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-22
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| TX | SB855 | Pass | Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-21
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB5302 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-19
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB3453 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB3941 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to services provided to foster youth transitioning to independent living, including transitional living services and Medicaid eligibility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB4611 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to certain voluntary registries in relation to the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB741 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relativ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-14
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB1784 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-14
Received from the House |
| TX | SB513 | Pass | Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB577 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of the foster child trust account program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-13
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB5561 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-12
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB3396 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-07
Laid on the table subject to call |
| TX | HB1825 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB141 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB4116 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB1536 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-28
Laid on the table subject to call |
| TX | SB620 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to applying an active efforts standard for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB5100 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-07
To House Public Education Committee |
| TX | HB5063 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for former foster children with intellectual disabilities to attend comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs at a public institution of higher education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-07
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB2937 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-07
To Senate Education K-16 Committee |
| TX | HB5581 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of an oversight advisory council on foster care placement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-07
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB5593 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-07
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB4781 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB4724 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the civil liability of nonprofit entities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee |
| TX | HB4889 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB2534 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB5037 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to payments made to certain foster parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB4276 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to eligibility for the Preparation for Adult Living Program for former foster youth.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB4322 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to required training for caregivers to children, including foster parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB3853 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to trauma-informed care training for foster parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-27
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB2265 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to preventing discrimination in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB2286 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of an oversight advisory council on foster care placement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB2281 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
To Senate Education K-16 Committee |
| TX | SB2454 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB3492 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to certain training for certain individuals who care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-24
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB2163 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-24
To Senate Education K-16 Committee |
| TX | HB2834 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-19
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | HB2864 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to applying an active efforts standard for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-19
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB2902 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of the Supported Independent Living Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-19
To House Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB1966 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a study on the housing needs of youth transitioning out of foster care or the juvenile justice system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-14
To House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| TX | HB2138 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to preventing discrimination in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-14
To House Human Services Committee |
