Given to Other Chamber Authored by Aicha Davis (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to a relative and kinship care grant program administered by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. Initially Referred to House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee, chaired by a Democrat This bill would cost taxpayers $587,784.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
HB 4870 creates the Relative and Kinship Care Grant Program, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations that offer legal assistance to relative or kinship caregivers of children. Eligible caregivers must have incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Grants can cover legal services related to guardianship, parental consent, custody, and adoption.
Joint authors: Dutton (D); Hayes (R); LaHood (R)
Mar 13, 2025
(H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Apr 3, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships, chaired by a Democrat
Apr 14, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . (H) Considered by s/c in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee (H) Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Recalled from subcommittee (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 1, 2025
(H) Dutton signed onto the bill as Joint Author
May 5, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 6, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 7, 2025
(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Joint Author
May 8, 2025
(H) LaHood signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 9, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#1951: Yea 96 (R 45, D 51) - Nay 35 (R 35, D 0) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Kathy Green for AARP (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Kerrie Judice for TexProtects (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Mercedes Bristol for self (with Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Amy Bresnen for Texas Family Law Foundation (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Andrea Sparks for Buckner International (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Ashley Harris for United Way (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Lauren Rose for The Cove - Heart of Texas - Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS) (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Nik Machado for self (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Samantha Weeks for self (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Sarah Crockett for Texas CASA (Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Steven Deline for self
On
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Cindy Dyar for self (Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships as Crystal Leff-Pinon for Texas Indigent Defense Commission
