HB 2789 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.

This bill changes Texas child welfare regulations by exempting certain contractors providing foster care services from needing a child-placing agency license, while requiring them to still follow all other safety and health laws. It adds specific immunization requirements for children entering care facilities, including vaccines for diseases like measles and hepatitis A. The bill also increases required liability insurance coverage for facilities from $100,000 to $300,000 per incident to protect children. These changes apply directly to child welfare service providers, facilities, and the children in their care.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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Engrossed → Enrolled · 7 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Texas child welfare laws to exempt single-source continuum contractors from certain licensing requirements while maintaining safety standards, updates liability insurance amounts, modifies licensing requirements for child-care administrators, and adjusts effective dates for various provisions.

Scope change

The bill maintains the overall scope of child welfare regulation but modifies specific requirements for contractors and administrators, adding exemptions for single-source continuum contractors while preserving child safety obligations.

EXEMPTIONS

Added exemption for single-source continuum contractors from child-placing agency licensing requirements

REQUIREMENT

Increased liability insurance coverage requirement from $100,000 to $300,000 for certain child welfare facilities

Added requirement for No Trespassing notices to be provided without charge to residential treatment centers

Updated immunization requirements for children entering child welfare facilities

Repealed Section 42.0431(b) of the Human Resources Code

ELIGIBILITY

Modified educational and experience requirements for child-care and child-placing agency administrator licenses

TIMELINE

Set effective dates for various provisions, with most changes taking effect September 1, 2025 and some January 1, 2026

Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Human Services

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

5 primary · 1 co-sponsor