Assigned to Committee Authored by Aicha Davis (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver. Initially Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 4116 proposes amendments to the Texas Family Code to ensure that relatives or other designated caregivers of children in the care of the Department of Family and Protective Services receive written information about options for becoming licensed foster homes, differences in benefits between unverified caregivers and foster homes, and financial assistance programs, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The bill also includes details on other financial benefits available to such caregivers.
Joint authors: Hull (R); Rose (D); Swanson (R) Co-authors: Guerra (D); Plesa (D)
Mar 7, 2025
(H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 27, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 1, 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
Apr 8, 2025
(H) House Human Services met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 11, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Rose signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Hull signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#446: Yea 130 (R 68, D 62) - Nay 19 (R 19, D 0) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 29, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
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(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Beverly Morris for self (Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Kathy Green for AARP (Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Kerrie Judice for TexProtects (Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Rachel Walters for Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Allison Billodeau for Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Andrea Sparks for Buckner International (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Angel Carroll for self (with Measure) (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Bryan Mares for National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Judy Powell for Parent Guidance Center (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Julia Hatcher for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys - TAFDA) (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kate Murphy for Texans Care for Children (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sarah Crockett for Texas CASA (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Stephanie O'Banion for United Way (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Steven Deline for self
