Texas CASA
Bill Tracker
View the Bill Tracker below to keep up with the key bills Texas CASA is tracking during the 89th Legislative Session.
high priority bills
| Bill Number | Author | Short Description | Priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1211 | John Lujan | 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. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
| HB 2834 | Mihaela Plesa | 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. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
| HB 4805 | Ann Johnson | Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
| HB 908 | David Spiller | Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
| SB 166 | Jose Menendez | 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. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
| SB 2165 | Tan Parker | Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
| SB 364 | Sarah Eckhardt | 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. Read full bill. | High Priority Bills |
family preservation Bills
Texas CASA supports policies that preserve families, promote family reunification when possible, and minimize the time children spend in foster care.
| Bill Number | Author | Short Description | Priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1155 | Lacey Hull | Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain parents. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 1716 | Drew Darby | Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 1747 | Liz Campos | Relating to the administration of funding for the coordination of mental health, substance use, and public health care services in this state. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 1955 | Senfronia Thompson | Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 2652 | Claudia Ordaz | Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 330 | Terry Meza | Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant person’s use of a controlled substance. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 3963 | Giovanni Capriglione | Relating to an early childhood integrated data system. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 3989 | Armando Walle | Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 4730 | Lacey Hull | Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 475 | Ann Johnson | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 488 | Ann Johnson | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional family therapy services. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 5030 | Ann Johnson | Relating to the provision of certain mental and behavioral health services under Medicaid, Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for those services, and the regulation of psychiatric residential treatment facilities; requiring an occupational license. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 5536 | Donna Howard | Relating to the establishment of a child protective services prevention grant program. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 624 | Senfronia Thompson | Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 681 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to policies and procedures of the Department of Family and Protective Services, including regarding service plans and post-removal assessments. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 709 | Senfronia Thompson | Relating to the requirement and study of insurance coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| HB 821 | Diego Bernal | Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 1249 | Cesar Blanco | Relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce development area. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 1282 | Tan Parker | Relating to authorizing adoption assistance agreements for certain children after a final adoption order is rendered. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 1462 | Judith Zaffirini | Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 2014 | Judith Zaffirini | Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 226 | Royce West | Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 51 | Judith Zaffirini | Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 607 | Royce West | Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain parental child safety placement caregivers. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
| SB 646 | Royce West | Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. Read full bill. | Family Preservation Bills |
kinship Bills
Texas CASA supports funding and policies that further support and encourage placement with relative caregivers.
| Bill Number | Author | Short Description | Priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1046 | Salman Bhojani | Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 1440 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services’ annual report of key performance measures and data elements for child protection; authorizing a penalty. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 1473 | Terry Meza | Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 215 | Ryan Guillen | Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 4116 | Aicha Davis | Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 4870 | Aicha Davis | Relating to a relative and kinship care grant program administered by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 5394 | Toni Rose | Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| HB 741 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 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 relative or designated caregivers. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| SB 1918 | Royce West | Relating to a relative and kinship care grant program administered by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| SB 200 | Jose Menendez | Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| SB 224 | Royce West | Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| SB 545 | Jose Menendez | Relating to the licensing of relative or other designated caregivers by the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided to certain relative or designated caregivers. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
| SB 576 | Royce West | Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver. Read full bill. | Kinship Bills |
older youth Bills
Texas CASA supports funding and policies that improve services and supports for older youth in foster care, and older youth exiting foster care.
| Bill Number | Author | Short Description | Priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1083 | Pat Curry | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 1211 | John Lujan | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 1634 | John Lujan | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 1825 | Rhetta Bowers | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 1966 | Josey Garcia | Relating to a study on the housing needs of youth transitioning out of foster care or the juvenile justice system. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 277 | James Talarico | Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 2808 | Toni Rose | Relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program for youth and young adults. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 2834 | Mihaela Plesa | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 2902 | Rhetta Bowers | Relating to the establishment of the Supported Independent Living Program. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 31 | Senfronia Thompson | Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings and to the treatment of children detained in or committed to a juvenile facility. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 3941 | Todd Hunter | Relating to services provided to foster youth transitioning to independent living, including transitional living services and Medicaid eligibility. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 4276 | Ann Johnson | Relating to eligibility for the Preparation for Adult Living Program for former foster youth. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 473 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | Relating to notice of rights provided to a patient receiving certain mental health, chemical dependency, or rehabilitation treatment or services at certain facilities. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 5037 | John Lujan | Relating to payments made to certain foster parents. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| HB 5561 | Brent Money | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| SB 165 | Jose Menendez | Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| SB 166 | Jose Menendez | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| SB 194 | Jose Menendez | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| SB 364 | Sarah Eckhardt | 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. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| SB 399 | Kevin Sparks | Relating to a biennial audit of the effectiveness and efficiencies of state services provided to homeless individuals. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
| SB 602 | Royce West | Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living. Read full bill. | Older Youth Bills |
placement Bills
Texas CASA supports funding and policies that provide a child access to safe, stable placements in their community that meet their individual need and support their permanency goals.
| Bill Number | Author | Short Description | Priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1040 | Chris Turner | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying certain weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 1071 | Nate Schatzline | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 1354 | Terri Leo-Wilson | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 1536 | Tom Craddick | Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 1892 | David Cook | Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 1967 | Josey Garcia | Relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to modernize post-adjudication secure correctional facilities. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 2682 | Nate Schatzline | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 4129 | Aicha Davis | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 4130 | Aicha Davis | Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 4781 | Candy Noble | Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 5327 | Keresa Richardson | Relating to placement of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services with an adoptive parent of the child’s sibling. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 5361 | Matt Shaheen | Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 5366 | Matt Shaheen | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 5415 | Angelia Orr | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| HB 908 | David Spiller | Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 1342 | Nathan Johnson | Relating to the regulation of psychiatric residential treatment facilities and Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of treatment by those facilities; requiring an occupational license. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 1398 | Lois Kolkhorst | 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 foster care. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 1589 | Kelly Hancock | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 2032 | Angela Paxton | Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 2033 | Angela Paxton | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 2040 | Kelly Hancock | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 2041 | Kelly Hancock | Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 327 | Mayes Middleton | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |
| SB 513 | Kevin Sparks | Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program. Read full bill. | Placement Bills |