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SB2041 • 2025

Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Children
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hancock
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  8. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  13. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  14. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  15. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  21. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  22. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  27. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  28. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  36. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  37. 2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  38. 2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2041 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R32731 RAL-D

By: Hancock

S.B. No. 2041

(Noble)

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 2041:
No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the

conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective

Services.

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

SECTION 1. Section 264.107, Family Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (a) and amending Subsection (c) to read as

follows:

(a)

Before placing a child in contract residential care, the

department shall attempt to place the child with a relative or other

designated caregiver as required by Section 262.114(d).

(c) In selecting a
contract residential
placement for a

child, the department shall consider whether the placement is in

the child's best interest. In determining whether a placement is in

a child's best interest, the department shall consider whether the

placement:

(1) is the least restrictive setting for the child;

(2) is the closest in geographic proximity to the

child's home;

(3) is the most able to meet the identified needs of

the child; [
and
]

(4) satisfies any expressed interests of the child

relating to placement, when developmentally appropriate
; and

(5)

is able to meet the long-term needs of the child,

including placement stability
.

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