| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | HB3554 | Pass | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09 Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1447 | Pass | Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02 Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB793 | Pass | Relating to the selection and reimbursement of certain persons providing services required under a service plan filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23 Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | HB474 | Pass | Relating to certain requirements regarding court-appointed volunteer advocate programs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23 Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1469 | Pass | Relating to requiring certain information before being employed by a child-care facility. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19 Effective on 9/1/23 |