Relating to the regulation of group home facilities, including optional county or municipal permitting requirements; authorizing a fee; creating criminal offenses.

HB 2406 creates new regulations for group home facilities in Texas, which are defined as establishments housing three or more unrelated residents receiving paid residential care services (like meals, health care, or personal assistance). The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission to develop model standards for construction, sanitation, safety, and fire protection in these facilities. It allows counties or municipalities to implement optional permitting requirements and authorize fees for such permits, while also creating criminal offenses for violations of the new rules. The law explicitly exempts licensed facilities, retirement communities, monasteries, child-care centers, and other specific types of residences from these regulations.