HB 4376
positive drug test cuts off foster visits
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the modification of a visitation plan for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Marihuana or an unprescribed controlled substance ends the visits.
The bill requires a court to cut off a parent's visits with a child in state foster custody if a court-ordered drug test shows marihuana or a controlled substance the parent was not prescribed. It touches parents whose children are in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, and the courts that set their visitation plans. Once visits are terminated, the parent can only ask the court to restore them after a later drug test comes back clean.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4376 · 2025-03-11
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ITEM
relating to the modification of a visitation plan for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
WHAT IT DOES
Marihuana or an unprescribed controlled substance ends the visits.
The bill requires a court to cut off a parent's visits with a child in state foster custody if a court-ordered drug test shows marihuana or a controlled substance the parent was not prescribed. It touches parents whose children are in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, and the courts that set their visitation plans. Once visits are terminated, the parent can only ask the court to restore them after a later drug test comes back clean.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$554,928.87
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$554,928.87
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $519,928.87
- Total
- $554,928.87
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101011167, 101031617, 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.
Texas Conservative Majority PAC$455,570.00
Texas Conservative Majority PAC
$455,570.00
- Cash
- $150,000.00
- Paid by others
- $305,570.00
- Total
- $455,570.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Aug 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101069345, 101071979.
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$326,800.00
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund
$326,800.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $326,800.00
- Total
- $326,800.00
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · May 4, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$554,928.87
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $519,928.87
- Total
- $554,928.87
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101011167, 101031617, 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.
Texas Conservative Majority PAC
$455,570.00
- Cash
- $150,000.00
- Paid by others
- $305,570.00
- Total
- $455,570.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Aug 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101069345, 101071979.
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund
$326,800.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $326,800.00
- Total
- $326,800.00
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · May 4, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101061183, 101069345, 101071979.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 11, 2025
04/01/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Crimes--Drugs
Family--Child Protection
DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING
MARIHUANA
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 244 words
89R15683 DNC-D By: Villalobos H.B. No. 4376 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the modification of a visitation plan for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 263, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 263.110 to read as follows: Sec. 263.110. EFFECT OF POSITIVE DRUG TEST ON PARENTAL VISITATION. (a) In this section, "controlled substance" and "marihuana" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code. (b) If the results of a drug test ordered for a parent by the court indicate the presence in the parent's body of marihuana, other than low-THC cannabis prescribed for the parent by a physician as authorized by Chapter 169, Occupations Code, or of a controlled substance not prescribed for the parent by a health care practitioner, the court shall modify an original or amended visitation plan to terminate the parent's visitation with the child. (c) A parent whose visitation with a child is terminated under Subsection (b) may file a motion with the court requesting the modification of an original or amended visitation plan to reinstate the parent's visitation with the child only after the results of a subsequent drug test taken by the parent indicate that a drug described by Subsection (b) is not present in the parent's body. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.