Signed by Governor Authored by Kevin Sparks (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 500 enhances access to information in the adoption process by requiring reports on the health, social, educational, and genetic history of a child to be shared within 30 days after the child's permanency plan is updated to include adoption. It also mandates that prospective adoptive parents sign nondisclosure agreements before receiving confidential information, which must be provided within 90 days of request.
Co-authors: Blanco (D); Hall (R); Miles (D) Sponsors: Shaheen (R)
Nov 22, 2024
(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Jan 29, 2025
(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Feb 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Mar 19, 2025
(S) Miles signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Apr 8, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 22, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 29, 2025
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
May 1, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed (H) Received from the Senate
May 2, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican
May 13, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 16, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 21, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 22, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 23, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 25, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to 3rd reading (H) Record vote
RV#3761: Yea 137 (R 83, D 54) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0) View Source
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(S) House passage reported (S) Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (E) Sent to the Governor
(S) Shaheen signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as HollyAnn Petree for self (with Addy's Hope Social Services) (Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as HollyAnn Petree for self (with Addy's Hope Social Services) (Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Jamie Poe for self (with Addy's Hope Social Services) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Andrea Sparks for Buckner International (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Andrew Brown for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Andrew Brown for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Stephanie Battaglia for Texas CASA (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Steven Deline for self
