89R25587 RAL-D
By: Villalobos H.B. No. 5149
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5149:
By: Leach C.S.H.B. No. 5149
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to restricting the collection and use of DNA samples from
children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of
Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 264.131 to read as follows:
Sec. 264.131. USE OF FOSTER CHILD DNA FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES
PROHIBITED. The department may not collect or use a DNA sample from
a child in the managing conservatorship of the department for any
purpose without:
(1) the written consent of an adult having actual
care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary
caregiver; or
(2) a court order.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.