LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 7, 2025

TO:	Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB140 by Noble (Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would establish an advisory committee on child protective investigations. The bill would require the advisory committee to submit a report on various metrics and on certain identified challenges and recommendations. The bill would also require the Department of Family and Protective Services to provide a random sample of closed child protective investigations for the advisory committee to review.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

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