CS/SB 560: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia
Child Welfare; Providing that a new medical report relating to the provision of psychotropic medication to a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families may be required only under certain circumstances; increasing the maximum age of eligibility for certain postsecondary education services and support; revising the requirements for a renewal award of postsecondary education services and support; requiring the inclusion of specific metrics for measuring outcomes and performance of postsecondary education services and support and aftercare services in a certain annual report; requiring a physician to provide to a pharmacy a copy of certain documentation, rather than a signed attestation, with certain prescriptions, etc.
Last Action: 1/20/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/18/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS/SB 560, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/20/2026 at 2:41 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 763 Child Welfare Trabulsy Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 1 (pdf) 409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 3 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 10 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 11 (pdf) -
SB 560, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2025 at 1:36 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 763 Child Welfare Trabulsy Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 964050 - Amendment
Delete lines 72 - 105 and insert:Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
(Garcia)1/16/2026
9:29 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/20/2026Web Page
PDF
701698 - Amendment to Amendment (964050)
Delete lines 111 - 130.Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
(Garcia)1/20/2026
7:39 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/20/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 9:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 1 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 4 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 6 (pdf)