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HB5539 • 2025

Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Schatzline | Hull | Manuel | Gerdes | Harris
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 2306

  2. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  3. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  4. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  5. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  7. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  10. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  11. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  13. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  14. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  15. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  16. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  17. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  18. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  19. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5539 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R15626 KRM-D

By: Schatzline, Hull, Manuel, Gerdes, Harris

H.B. No. 5539

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a

licensed child-placing agency.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 162, Family Code, is

amended by adding Section 162.605 to read as follows:

Sec.

162.605.

INFORMATION REGARDING ADOPTION COSTS. A

licensed child-placing agency shall post on its Internet website

information regarding adoption costs.

The information must include

an itemized list of each cost associated with an adoption.

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