HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Human Services 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 15, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. Lacey Hull 

The chair may limit testimony to two (2) minutes.

HB 2510        Turner                                                
Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3589        Campos                                                
Relating to the licensure and regulation of certain group home facilities; authorizing a fee; creating an offense.

HB 4611        Slawson                                               
Relating to mutual consent voluntary adoption registries.

HB 4655        Hull                                                  
Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.

HB 4665        Manuel                                                
Relating to training requirements for childcare employees and directors.

HB 4666        Manuel                                                
Relating to streamlining the deadlines for the Health and Human Services Commission to submit certain required reports to the Legislature.

HB 4670        Manuel                                                
Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.

HB 4700        Davis, Aicha                                          
Relating to the responsibilities and composition of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

HB 4730        Hull                                                  
Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies.

HB 4798        Richardson                                            
Relating to compliance reviews and life safety code surveys of assisted living facilities.

HB 4838        Morales Shaw | et al.                                  
Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.

HB 5136        Richardson                                            
Relating to membership on and the applicability of the open meetings law to the governing board of a children's advocacy center.

HB 5243        Gerdes                                                
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

HB 5302        Schatzline                                            
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Foster Care Post Adoption Assistance Account Program.

HB 5539        Schatzline                                            
Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c310

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