Committee

Texas House Human Services Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB26 Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB109 Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB136 Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
HB140 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB141 Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes. Dead 03/06/2025
HB142 Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general, the review of certain Medicaid claims, and the recovery of certain overpayments under Medicaid. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB154 Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain inpatient mental health services. Dead 02/27/2025
HB159 Relating to certain payment recovery and recoupment efforts under Medicaid and the child health plan program. Dead 02/27/2025
HB174 Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs. Dead 02/27/2025
HB194 Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities. Dead 02/27/2025
HB215 Relating to the payment of support rights and other benefits for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 02/27/2025
HB314 Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Dead 02/28/2025
HB426 Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/28/2025
HB434 Relating to creating a reimbursement program to reimburse certain supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients for the cost of certain food delivery service fees. Dead 02/28/2025
HB451 Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/28/2025
HB534 Relating to an external audit of investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/03/2025
HB570 Relating to informing certain housing assistance applicants about the availability of certain public assistance programs. Dead 03/03/2025
HB645 Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind. Dead 03/04/2025
HB660 Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services. Dead 03/04/2025
HB661 Relating to a deadline for completing services under a family service plan. Dead 03/04/2025
HB681 Relating to policies and procedures of the Department of Family and Protective Services, including regarding service plans and post-removal assessments. Dead 03/04/2025
HB694 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/04/2025
HB707 Relating to the use of parental child safety placements. Dead 03/04/2025
HB724 Relating to notice of the health of children attending and adults employed by a child-care facility. Dead 03/04/2025
HB734 Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty. Dead 03/04/2025
HB740 Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Dead 03/05/2025
HB741 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. Dead 03/05/2025
HB820 Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 03/05/2025
HB836 Relating to establishing a minimum base wage for certain personal attendants under Medicaid and other programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. Dead 03/05/2025
HB863 Relating to senior independent living communities; providing civil and administrative penalties. Dead 03/05/2025
HB891 Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee. Dead 03/06/2025
HB966 Relating to notice regarding certain benefits for which a representative payee or fiduciary has been appointed for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/06/2025
HB985 Relating to hospital-owned outpatient facilities, including site-neutral reimbursement rates under Medicaid. Dead 03/06/2025
HB1041 Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1046 Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1060 Relating to ensuring certain adoptive parents may consent to medical care and access information regarding their child who is eligible for benefits under Medicaid. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1071 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1097 Relating to the duty of certain professionals to report child abuse or neglect. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1106 Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1151 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/07/2025
HB1155 Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain parents. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1199 Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1201 Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services. Dead 03/10/2025
HB1354 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1403 Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
HB1440 Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services' annual report of key performance measures and data elements for child protection; authorizing a penalty. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1460 Relating to the establishment of a task force to locate relatives and certain individuals and to the procedures for providing notice to certain individuals on placement of a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1467 Relating to emergency preparedness of assisted living facilities and the health and safety of residents of those facilities; providing civil and administrative penalties. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1473 Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers. Dead 03/11/2025
HB1502 Relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1531 Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1536 Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1537 Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1541 Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study and make recommendations on services provided to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1568 Relating to the placement and use of video recording equipment in certain child-care facilities. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1602 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a criminal offense relating to making false statements or reports of child abuse or neglect. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1716 Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1719 Relating to the provision of personal assistance services under the community living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1721 Relating to establishing a base wage for personal attendants under the community living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1724 Relating to compensation for habilitation transportation services under the community living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1796 Relating to the expedited credentialing of providers under the Medicaid managed care program. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1825 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. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1841 Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1903 Relating to a "Texas Way" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1941 Relating to peer support specialists for certain individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and peer services for those individuals under Medicaid. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1999 Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program and financial assistance benefits. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2070 Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2071 Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB2129 Relating to school-based health services, including the administration of the school health and related services program and the provision and Medicaid reimbursement of certain services to certain public school students. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2138 Relating to preventing discrimination in foster care. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2144 Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2202 Relating to eligibility for and benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2216 Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2218 Relating to required emergency generators or other backup power sources in certain nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and senior independent living communities; providing civil penalties. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2224 Relating to required emergency generators or other backup power sources in certain nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and senior independent living communities; providing civil and administrative penalties. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2276 Relating to the provision of certain benefits, including applied behavior analysis, behavior supports, and associated evaluation services, through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2324 Relating to minimum staffing standards for assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2358 Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/14/2025
HB2374 Relating to infection prevention and control programs and other communicable diseases measures at certain long-term care facilities; authorizing an administrative penalty. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2375 Relating to a state plan and requirements for nursing facilities that provide care and treatment for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2376 Relating to the requirements for facilities that provide care and services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2402 Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for certain benefits under Medicaid. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
HB2406 Relating to the regulation of group home facilities, including optional county or municipal permitting requirements; authorizing a fee; creating criminal offenses. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2510 Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
HB2531 Relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the home-delivered meals program. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2542 Relating to the establishment of a work group to study and make recommendations on certain services needed by individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2573 Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement of doula services. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2603 Relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2632 Relating to the definition of child neglect and to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators of the child. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2634 Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain young adults in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2640 Relating to medical director certification and training requirements at certain nursing facilities. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2646 Relating to the establishment of the private child care task force. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2665 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. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2667 Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2682 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2685 Relating to an evaluation by the housing and health services coordination council of the 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2734 Relating to public assistance program fraud; creating a criminal offense. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2789 Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/19/2025
HB2807 Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2809 Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/19/2025
HB2864 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. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2865 Relating to conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2886 Relating to administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations under Medicaid; providing administrative penalties. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2902 Relating to the establishment of the Supported Independent Living Program. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2927 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for a peace officer who fails to report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2928 Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for assisted living facilities; providing a civil penalty. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2938 Relating to attendant care services under Medicaid and other programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission, including establishing a minimum base wage for certain personal attendants providing those services and allowing family members to provide those services. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2946 Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2955 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of candy and soft drinks under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 03/20/2025
HB2958 Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Dead 03/20/2025
HB2994 Relating to a report by the Health and Human Services Commission on Medicaid eligibility determinations. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3026 Relating to the payment of fees and costs associated with driver education and safety courses and driver's license examinations for certain students. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3096 Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HB3105 Relating to establishing a minimum base wage for certain personal attendants under Medicaid and other programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3151 Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HB3153 Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HB3188 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3195 Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3271 Relating to the administration, authority, and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3355 Relating to the approval, selection, and use of an alternative electronic visit verification system under Medicaid. Dead 03/21/2025
HB3396 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. Dead 03/21/2025
HB3492 Relating to certain training for certain individuals who care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/24/2025
HB3503 Relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. Dead 03/24/2025
HB3538 Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program. Dead 03/24/2025
HB3555 Relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal items to children in the department's conservatorship. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3589 Relating to the licensure and regulation of certain group home facilities; authorizing a fee; creating an offense. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3595 Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/25/2025
HB3597 Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/25/2025
HB3598 Relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services from declining a placement. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3599 Relating to the certification of peer specialists and peer specialist supervisors for purposes of Medicaid mental health and substance use services. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3635 Relating to definition of abuse of a child, the reporting of child abuse and neglect, and certain required notifications about reports of child abuse and neglect. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3747 Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3748 Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3750 Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3843 Relating to the regulation of assisted living facilities and referral of clients to the facilities by referral agencies; authorizing a civil penalty. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3853 Relating to trauma-informed care training for foster parents. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3865 Relating to advertising by residential facilities; authorizing a civil penalty. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3891 Relating to prohibiting the use of certain criteria to determine certain individuals' eligibility for benefits under a Medicaid waiver program. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3902 Relating to the continued reimbursement under Medicaid for nursing facilities after a change in ownership. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3910 Relating to presumptive eligibility of certain individuals for nursing facility care under Medicaid. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3917 Relating to coverage for maternal depression screenings under Medicaid and the child health plan program. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3940 Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/27/2025
HB3941 Relating to services provided to foster youth transitioning to independent living, including transitional living services and Medicaid eligibility. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3955 Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for the children with special health care needs program. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3981 Relating to the establishment of the case assistance affiliate program to provide certain assistance to Medicaid recipients and child health plan program enrollees. Dead 03/27/2025
HB3984 Relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4110 Relating to establishing a minimum base wage for certain direct care workers under Medicaid. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4116 Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4117 Relating to the development of a strategic plan for home and community-based services provided under Medicaid and the child health plan program and the establishment of an advisory committee on home and community-based services. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4119 Relating to interagency sharing of certain information related to individuals disenrolled from Medicaid. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4122 Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits for certain postpartum women. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4123 Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment revalidation. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4127 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4129 Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/27/2025
HB4130 Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4131 Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4250 Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and certain multiunit complexes; providing a civil penalty. Dead 03/31/2025
HB4261 Relating to the licensing of certain social workers; imposing a fee. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4273 Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4276 Relating to eligibility for the Preparation for Adult Living Program for former foster youth. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4282 Relating to the provision of residential services under the Medicaid home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4322 Relating to required training for caregivers to children, including foster parents. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4336 Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4371 Relating to the provision of services by certain persons in the private duty nursing program. Dead 04/01/2025
HB4377 Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
HB4410 Relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ground ambulance services. Dead 04/02/2025
HB4419 Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general. Dead 04/02/2025
HB4452 Relating to the protection of the rights of conscience for child welfare services providers. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4459 Relating to the provision of certain services under the Medicaid managed care program to recipients who are victims of family violence. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4529 Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that maintain a certificate to operate issued by the United States Department of Defense. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB4533 Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4585 Relating to the submission, payment, and audit of certain claims for and utilization review of health services, including services provided under the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4611 Relating to certain voluntary registries in relation to the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4615 Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4639 Relating to the development and implementation of a veterans health care coverage program to assist certain veterans in obtaining health care coverage. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4643 Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB4655 Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB4665 Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4666 Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB4667 Relating to prior authorization or precertification for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology equipment under Medicaid. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4670 Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4700 Relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4721 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. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4730 Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4760 Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for the costs of cognitive assessment and care planning services provided to certain patients. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4761 Relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4781 Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4798 Relating to compliance reviews of assisted living facilities. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4838 Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4845 Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment revalidation. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4889 Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4947 Relating to the prohibited provision of certain residential caregiver services by individuals with certain criminal convictions; creating a criminal offense. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4969 Relating to remedies for a cause of action brought by a child welfare services provider for an adverse action taken against the provider in violation of the provider's rights of conscience. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4970 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4971 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of food or drink items containing certain food additives under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4974 Relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses. Dead 04/03/2025
HB5030 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. Dead 04/03/2025
HB5037 Relating to payments made to certain foster parents. Dead 04/03/2025
HB5065 Relating to the regulation of residential treatment centers, including requirements related to public education for certain children who reside in residential treatment centers; creating a criminal offense. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5136 Relating to membership on and the applicability of the open meetings law to the governing board of a children's advocacy center. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5152 Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for services provided to certain recipients under a nurse home visiting program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5153 Relating to the provision and reimbursement of health care services by local public health entities under the child health plan program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5155 Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/07/2025
HB5157 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5160 Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5183 Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5184 Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5185 Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5214 Relating to the creation of the Texas Adoption Is an Option Education and Awareness Program and to required adoption-related curriculum and information. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5220 Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5221 Relating to the provision of shelter or care for a minor by an emergency shelter facility. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5223 Relating to emergency response protocols and safety and security audits developed by the Texas School Safety Center and Health and Human Services Commission for day-care centers. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5231 Relating to clarity and certainty in the administration and operation of Medicaid. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5233 Relating to the examination required for licensing as a social worker. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5242 Relating to the categorization, collection, and publication of demographic and other information pertaining to certain public benefits programs. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5243 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5244 Relating to the development and implementation of the Texas Plan demonstration program to fund the purchase by and provision to certain eligible individuals of health care services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5255 Relating to policies related to the removal and placement of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5284 Relating to considerations in awarding contracts under the Medicaid managed care program to managed care organizations that are public benefit corporations. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5302 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5327 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. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5336 Relating to minimum staffing standards and policies for assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and to the disclosure of those standards and policies. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5344 Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to provide services as an employee, volunteer, or contractor for certain agencies, including public school contractors, and access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment at public schools. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5361 Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5364 Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5366 Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5394 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/07/2025
HB5396 Relating to the oversight of rehabilitation hospitals by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5415 Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5421 Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, including the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers; authorizing fees. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5452 Relating to the establishment of a crisis nursery facility pilot program by the Health and Human Services Commission. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5456 Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5488 Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for coordinated specialty care for first episode psychosis. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5512 Relating to the participation and reimbursement of and requirements affecting certain providers, including providers of eye health care and vision care services, under Medicaid. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5536 Relating to the establishment of a child protective services prevention grant program. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5538 Relating to the antiretaliation standard for mandatory reports of suspected abuse or neglect of a minor. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5539 Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5544 Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices to certain Medicaid recipients. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5581 Relating to the creation of an oversight advisory council on foster care placement. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5583 Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement of doula services. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5607 Relating to establishing a procedure for the Department of Family and Protective Services to respond to and issue findings on reports of abuse or neglect made by certain professionals. Dead 04/07/2025
HCR12 Designating September as Deaf Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HCR78 Designating September 16 as Lone Star Santas Charities Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
SB379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB457 Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
SB463 Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/28/2025
SB500 Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
SB502 Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB513 Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB596 Relating to reporting certain information regarding the placement of children and suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 04/22/2025
SB599 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB855 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB921 Relating to conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility. Dead 04/17/2025
SB961 Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid. Dead 04/22/2025
SB963 Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/17/2025
SB1038 Relating to administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations under Medicaid; providing administrative penalties. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB1137 Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/30/2025
SB1183 Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used by or for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs. Dead 04/28/2025
SB1266 Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/06/2025
SB1283 Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
SB1310 Relating to senior retirement communities. Dead 05/16/2025
SB1383 Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
SB1398 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/28/2025
SB1522 Relating to the regulation of continuing care facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1524 Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty. Dead 05/08/2025
SB1588 Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty. Dead 05/08/2025
SB1589 Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/17/2025
SB1681 Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities. Dead 05/02/2025
SB1777 Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense. Dead 05/02/2025
SB1782 Relating to the maintenance of criminal history record information for group home applicants and employees; creating a criminal offense. Dead 05/21/2025
SB1952 Relating to the administration and operation of the school health and related services program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/28/2025
SB2032 Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/28/2025
SB2034 Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB2041 Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Dead 05/01/2025
SB2269 Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/06/2025
SB2306 Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 05/02/2025
SB2311 Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission. Dead 05/14/2025