| TX | SB135 | Pass | Relating to recording the status of certain home studies performed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB222 | Pass | Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB48 | Pass | Relating to the issuance and effectiveness of protective orders, magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and temporary ex parte orders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB891 | Pass | Relating to the use of expert testimony in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB335 | Veto | Relating to meetings of the Family and Protective Services Council broadcast over the Internet.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | SB614 | Pass | Relating to certain procedures relating to children placed under a parental child safety placement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB718 | Pass | Relating to additional periods of possession of or access to a child to compensate for denial of court-ordered possession or access.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB719 | Pass | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization that provides services related to the placement of a child in a foster or adoptive home.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 1/1/24 |
| TX | SB780 | Pass | Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1379 | Pass | Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1525 | Pass | Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1727 | Pass | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the functions of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the powers and duties of the office of inspector general of the T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1717 | Pass | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of stalking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB24 | Pass | Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1849 | Pass | Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1930 | Pass | Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB2120 | Pass | Relating to the establishment of a family protection representation program within the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB2277 | Veto | Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | HB461 | Pass | Relating to a waiver of the requirement for the performance of an adoption evaluation in certain suits for adoption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB969 | Pass | Relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders; authorizing a civil penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2187 | Pass | Relating to the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2850 | Pass | Relating to discovery procedures for civil actions brought under the Family Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2975 | Pass | Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to work and family policies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4062 | Pass | Relating to creating an audiovisual recording of an interview of a child by a child custody evaluator in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4183 | Pass | Relating to a waiver of the waiting period for a marriage ceremony.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4233 | Pass | Relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4696 | Pass | Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the making and investigation of complaints alleging violations of certain health facility licensing requirements, and the content of the employee ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB968 | Pass | Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB1087 | Pass | Relating to the requirements for certain petitions and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the contents of a petition in certain suits affecting the parent-child relati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB1361 | Pass | Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB1432 | Pass | Relating to required findings for the issuance of a protective order.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB1506 | Pass | Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of abandoning or endangering a child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB1589 | Pass | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain family violence assaults.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2658 | Pass | Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4504 | Pass | Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 1, 2025 |
| TX | HB2969 | Pass | Relating to prohibiting a maximum age or age differential for prospective adoptive parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB3130 | Pass | Relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers, victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs and survivors of family violence, domestic violence, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4765 | Pass | Relating to inheritance rights of adoptive parents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB5202 | Pass | Relating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB660 | Pass | Relating to the enforcement and administration of certain protective orders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB2671 | Pass | Relating to the postponement of a hearing for a temporary order in certain family law cases referred to mediation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB3025 | Pass | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, and interference with child custody.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB3186 | Pass | Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective on 1/1/24 |
| TX | HB3765 | Pass | Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4170 | Pass | Relating to enforcement actions taken against a child-care or child-placing agency administrator's license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB4333 | Pass | Relating to the extension of a family violence pretrial diversion pilot program in Bexar County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
Effective immediately |
| TX | HB63 | Pass | Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB730 | Pass | Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB907 | Pass | Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB1547 | Pass | Relating to claims for reimbursement between marital estates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23 |
