CS/HB 763: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Health Care Budget Subcommittee ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Basabe ; Berfield ; Franklin ; Rosenwald ; Stark
Child Welfare; Provides that new medical report relating to provision of psychotropic medication to child in legal custody of DCF may be required only under certain circumstances; requires DCF & each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations & meet quarterly; requires DCF & each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requires, beginning in specified year, DCF & each community-based care lead agency to publish on their respective websites biannual report containing specified information; requires caregiver to provide weekly cash allowance to each child in his or her care beginning when child attains certain age; requires physician to provide to pharmacy copy of certain documentation, rather than signed attestation, with certain prescriptions.
Last Action: 2/24/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/2/2026 House • Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
2/4/2026 House • Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee
• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
2/19/2026 House • Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
2/23/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/24/2026 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 763, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2026 at 7:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 560 (c3) Child Welfare Garcia Similar Last Action: 2/25/2026 S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time 
H 395 (c1) Dependent Children Human Services Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received
S 996 Dependent Children Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 2/3/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Citations - Statutes (5)
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 2 (pdf) 39.4085 Goals for dependent children; responsibilities; education; Office of the Children’s Ombudsman. Page 4 (pdf) 409.145 Care of children; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 6 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 8 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 10 (pdf) -
HB 763, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2025 at 4:23 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Health Care Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 560 (c2) Child Welfare Garcia Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 093171 - Amendment
Remove lines 75-282 and insert:Trabulsy 2/20/2026
5:10 PMAdopted without Objection
2/23/2026PDF 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 4 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 12 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 14 (pdf)