S.B. No. 135
AN ACT
relating to recording the status of certain home studies performed
by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 262.114, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-3) The department shall maintain an electronic record of
the status of a home study required under Subsection (a) of a
potential relative or designated caregiver.
SECTION 2. Section 262.114(a-3), Family Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a home study performed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A home study performed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the home study was performed, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 135 passed the Senate on
April 25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 135 passed the House on
May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 123, Nays 20,
two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor