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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/23/2026 07:07 PM

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 560 (c3) by Garcia Child Welfare Last Action: 3/4/2026 H In Messages	Similar
  H 395 (c1) by Human Services Subcommittee Dependent Children Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received	Compare
  S 996 by Rodriguez Dependent Children Last Action: 2/3/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

  The page numbers, when listed, for citations are constantly under review. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted as the official documents of the Legislature.
  
  The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.

  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)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/12/2025	H	• Filed
  1/5/2026	H	• 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	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/2/2026	H	• Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
  2/4/2026	H	• Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee • Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee • Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  2/19/2026	H	• Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
  2/23/2026	H	• 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	H	• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)