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85th Regular Session, 2017
	HB 6 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the administration of services provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including foster care, child protective services, and prevention and early intervention services.
	Author: Frank, James \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Postponed
	HB 205 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to procedures for ordering the required participation in services in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
	Author: Keough, Mark \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 249 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to investigations of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation and to child protective services functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
	Author: Hernandez, Ana \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Taylor, Van
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 287 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the definitions of abuse and neglect of a child applicable to investigations of abuse and neglect in certain facilities.
	Author: Johnson, Jarvis \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 289 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to protective orders for certain children who are victims of abuse or neglect.
	Author: Phelan, Dade \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 694 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the response time for investigating a report of abuse or neglect of a child.
	Author: Wu, Gene
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 697 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the inadmissibility of certain information in court as evidence of abuse or neglect of a child.
	Author: Wu, Gene
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
	HB 702 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a system for assessing the potential risk of harm to children in child protective services.
	Author: Wu, Gene
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 871 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to child and family support services for families in crisis, including authorization agreements.
	Author: Roberts, Kevin \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Perry, Charles
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 914 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the administration of services provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including foster care, child protective, and prevention and early intervention services.
	Author: Thompson, Senfronia \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 1080 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.
	Author: Thompson, Senfronia \| et. al.
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
	HB 1122 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain recorded statements made by child abuse victims.
	Author: Wray, John \| et. al.
	Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1342 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.
	Author: Parker, Tan \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
	HB 1549 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the provision of services by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including child protective services and prevention and early intervention services.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Kolkhorst, Lois \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 1869 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to training for employees of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools on the prevention of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of certain children.
	Author: González, Mary
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred directly to s/c on Educator Quality by chair
	HB 1970 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to obtaining information from the child abuse and neglect central registry regarding certain individuals who have or will have direct contact with public school students.
	Author: Krause, Matt
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 2124 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the procedures for identifying and notifying relevant federal agencies about certain child abuse and neglect investigations.
	Author: Minjarez, Ina \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Kolkhorst, Lois
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 2190 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to increasing the penalty for causing injury to a child; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
	Author: Dukes, Dawnna
	Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
	HB 2205 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a report of child abuse or neglect made by an employee of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school.
	Author: Kuempel, John
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Referred to Education
	HB 2206 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the full investigation of certain reports of child abuse and neglect made to the Department of Family and Protective Services.
	Author: Kuempel, John
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 2848 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to consultations with contracted physician networks and physician systems during certain investigations of child abuse and neglect.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Perry, Charles
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 2849 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the procedures for removing certain persons' names from the child abuse and neglect central registry.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Perry, Charles \| et. al.
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues \| State Affairs
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 2960 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
	Author: Parker, Tan \| et. al.
	Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
	HB 3092 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to prevention and early intervention services provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 3097 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the procedures following a child fatality or near fatality and the relating investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 3098 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to secondary trauma support, case assignment, and caseload management for child protective services caseworkers.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 3301 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual arising out of the same criminal episode.
	Author: Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara \| et. al.
	Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 3477 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.
	Author: Neave, Victoria
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 3520 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs.
	Author: Davis, Sarah
	Committees: Appropriations
	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
	HB 3850 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to state fiscal matters; authorizing a fee.
	Author: Zerwas, John
	Committees: Appropriations
	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
	HB 4100 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain procedures regarding addition or removal of names from the central registry of individuals found to have abused or neglected a child.
	Author: Klick, Stephanie
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	SB 11 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies or under contract with a state agency, including foster care, child protective, relative and kinship caregiver support, prevention and early intervention health care, and adoption services.
	Author: Schwertner, Charles \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Frank, James \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: See remarks for effective date
	SB 190 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the administrative closure of certain reported cases of child abuse or neglect made to the Department of Family and Protective Services.
	Author: Uresti, Carlos
	Sponsor: Wu, Gene
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	SB 495 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.
	Author: Uresti, Carlos
	Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues \| State Affairs
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	SB 687 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the collection and use of certain information relating to child abuse and neglect and the provision of prevention and early intervention services; creating an offense.
	Author: Uresti, Carlos \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Rose, Toni
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
	SB 707 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain recorded statements made by child abuse victims.
	Author: Birdwell, Brian
	Sponsor: Wray, John
	Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	SB 1063 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the investigation of an anonymous report of suspected abuse or neglect of a child.
	Author: Perry, Charles \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Klick, Stephanie
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	SB 1128 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to access to the central child abuse and neglect registry by certain child-care facilities.
	Author: Taylor, Van
	Committees: Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
	SB 1436 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual and creating the offense of continuous injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
	Author: Uresti, Carlos \| et. al.
	Committees: Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
	SB 1806 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to requiring the use of multidisciplinary teams appointed by children's advocacy centers in certain child abuse investigations.
	Author: Huffman, Joan \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Miller, Rick
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	SB 1857 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.
	Author: Whitmire, John \| et. al.
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues \| Criminal Justice
	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	SB 2181 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.
	Author: Menéndez, José
	Committees: Natural Resources & Economic Development
	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
85th 1st Called Session, 2017
	HB 262 (85th 1st C.S.)
	Caption: Relating to prohibited adverse personnel action against a school district employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.
	Author: Neave, Victoria \| et. al.
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
84th Regular Session, 2015
	HB 851 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to children's advocacy centers.
	Author: Price, Four \| et. al.
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1102 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for a suit for personal injury arising from certain offenses constituting sexual abuse of a child.
	Author: Thompson, Senfronia
	Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 1395 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the protection of certain children through the operation of the child safety check alert list.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Referred to Human Services
	HB 2039 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain information from the Department of Family and Protective Services central registry of child abuse or neglect cases and the report of certain information regarding those cases to the legislature.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
	HB 2053 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the protection of certain children who may be subject to child abuse or neglect through the operation of the child safety check alert list and training for law enforcement officers relating to the child safety check alert list.
	Author: Farney, Marsha \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Schwertner, Charles \| et. al.
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: See remarks for effective date
	HB 2433 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services and procedures applicable to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations of child abuse and neglect, and conservatorship of a child; affecting fee amounts and authorizing an administrative penalty.
	Author: Burkett, Cindy \| et. al.
	Committees: Human Services
	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
	HB 2531 (84th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the regulation of abortion procedures; providing civil penalties; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.
	Author: Krause, Matt \| et. al.
	Committees: State Affairs
	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
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