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HB5394 • 2025

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.

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.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rose
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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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.

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.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  8. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  9. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  28. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2135

  32. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  35. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  36. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/10/25 2:30 PM

  37. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  38. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  39. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2091

  40. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  41. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/10/25 9:00 AM

  42. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  43. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  44. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  45. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  46. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  47. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  48. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  49. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  50. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  51. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  53. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  57. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5394 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 5394

AN ACT

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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 264.752, Family Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)

A single source continuum contractor or a child-placing

agency may not:

(1)

subject a relative or designated caregiver to any

requirement other than as provided by law or department or Health

and Human Services Commission rule; or

(2)

adopt any policies or procedures related to a

relative or designated caregiver other than as authorized by law or

department or Health and Human Services Commission rule.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5394 was passed by the House on May

12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 5394 was passed by the Senate on May

26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor