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CivicRadar.Texas · 2026 session · Adoptive or foster parent
Bills affecting Adoptive or foster parent in Texas (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 107 active Texas bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the adoptive or foster parent community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01TX · HB5100In committee
Instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools
- 02TX · HB194In committee
The establishment of faith-based child-care facilities
- 03TX · SB1524In committee
The collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty
- 04TX · HB477In committee
The required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors
- 05TX · HB5302In committee
The establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program
- 06TX · HB1354In committee
The establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program
- 07TX · HB4889In committee
The rights and responsibilities of a foster parent
- 08TX · HB5593In committee
The eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a child
- 09TX · HB141In committee
The adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes
- 10TX · HB3492In committee
Certain training for certain individuals who care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
- 11TX · HB19In committee
The issuance and repayment of debt by local governments, including the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate and the use of ad valorem tax revenue for the repayment of debt
- 12TX · SB1149In committee
The regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities
- 13TX · HB3933In committee
Prohibiting the adoption or enforcement of certain federal emissions regulations during a declared emergency
- 14TX · HB4116In committee
Information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver
- 15TX · HB4611In committee
Certain voluntary registries in relation to the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child
- 16TX · HB4724In committee
The civil liability of nonprofit entities
- 17TX · HB5239In committee
Requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency management plans
- 18TX · SB903In committee
Continuing education requirements for certain physicians regarding adoption
- 19TX · HB1169In committee
The adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state
- 20TX · HB3453Introduced
The liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services
- What adoptive or foster parent bills are moving in Texas in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 107 Texas bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents including Instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools; The establishment of faith-based child-care facilities; The collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
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- Enter your ZIP code on the CivicRadar home page. CivicRadar looks up your state and federal representatives automatically, and every bill page includes a tool to email or call them directly.
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect adoptive or foster parent people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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