| TX | SB2501 | Veto | Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | HB1211 | Pass | Relating to 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] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB127 | Pass | Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB226 | Pass | Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB694 | Pass | Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to 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 | HB1106 | Pass | Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| 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 | SB500 | Pass | Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB571 | Pass | Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB2071 | Pass | Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB1019 | Pass | Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB1141 | Pass | Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| 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 | 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 | SB1589 | Pass | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB3597 | Pass | Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB1923 | Pass | Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB140 | Pass | Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
See remarks for effective date |
| TX | HB4129 | Pass | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB2165 | Pass | Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB4377 | Pass | Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB4466 | Pass | Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.
[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 | HCR156 | Pass | Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 140.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-20
Signed by the Governor |
| TX | HB451 | Pass | Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB1151 | Pass | Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-28
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB2399 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the requirements for certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-28
Placed on intent calendar |
| TX | HB2809 | Pass | Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-28
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB116 | Pass | Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-28
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | SB596 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to reporting certain information regarding the placement of children and suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-27
Placed on General State Calendar |
| 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 | SB2785 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-26
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | SB2311 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-24
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 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 | HB1955 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-21
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | HB2070 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-21
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| TX | SB128 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-19
To House Public Health Committee |
| TX | SB2034 | Pass | Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-19
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB2032 | Pass | Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-19
Effective on 9/1/25 |
| TX | HB330 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant person's use of a controlled substance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB3382 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the duties of court-appointed guardians ad litem, attorneys ad litem, and amicus attorneys in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar |
| 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 | HB3996 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to extensions of the mandatory dismissal date in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | HB4805 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar |
| 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 | HB168 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-14
Received from the House |
| 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 | HB3282 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to certain procedures in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-14
Committee report sent to Calendars |
