SB 438: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Leek
Child Welfare; Providing a rebuttable presumption of detriment to a child under certain circumstances; requiring that certain visitation or contact be supervised by a person who has received certain training; requiring that a shelter hearing take place within a specified period under certain circumstances; requiring that certain children placed in a shelter be referred to a provider of trauma-informed therapeutic services, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 12/1/2025 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 12/1/2025 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/7/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
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SB 438, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/7/2025 at 4:02 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 499 Dependent Children Alvarez Compare Last Action: 11/24/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 39.0139 Visitation or other contact; restrictions. Page 2 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 6 (pdf) 39.402 Placement in a shelter. Page 5 (pdf) 394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 7 (pdf) 934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 7 (pdf) 960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 7 (pdf) 984.03 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)