Monitoring the Session

HB 5221

bill extending shelter stays for minors to 30 days

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

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 provision of shelter or care for a minor by an emergency shelter facility.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

30 days instead of 15 before consent is needed.

The bill lets an emergency shelter keep housing and caring for a minor for up to 30 days, instead of 15 days, before it needs the minor's consent to continue or the minor qualifies for assistance and is waitlisted for housing. It touches emergency shelter facilities and the minors they serve under the Family Code section on shelter without parental consent. Shelters get twice as long to provide care before the existing consent or assistance conditions kick in, and the longer limit applies even to stays that started before the law takes effect.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5221 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

ITEM

relating to the provision of shelter or care for a minor by an emergency shelter facility.

WHAT IT DOES

30 days instead of 15 before consent is needed.

The bill lets an emergency shelter keep housing and caring for a minor for up to 30 days, instead of 15 days, before it needs the minor's consent to continue or the minor qualifies for assistance and is waitlisted for housing. It touches emergency shelter facilities and the minors they serve under the Family Code section on shelter without parental consent. Shelters get twice as long to provide care before the existing consent or assistance conditions kick in, and the longer limit applies even to stays that started before the law takes effect.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Human Services
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christian Manuel

Donors

ENPAC Texas$5KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5KTexas Sands PAC$4K

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 · Jul 23, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

ENPAC Texas$5,000.00

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 18, 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: 101061945.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. 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: 101033978.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 101033978.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 18, 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: 101061945.

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 14, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

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 · Human Services · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Family--Child Protection

Text

The text as introduced · 220 words

89R9121 KRM-D

By: Manuel
H.B. No. 5221

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of shelter or care for a minor by an

emergency shelter facility.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 32.201(c), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) Shelter or care provided under this section may not be

provided after the 30th [ 15th ] day after the date the shelter or

care is commenced unless:

(1) the facility receives consent to continue services

from the minor in accordance with Section 32.202; or

(2) the minor has qualified for financial assistance

under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, and is on the waiting list

for housing assistance.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to

emergency shelter or care provided to a minor by an emergency

shelter facility on or after the effective date of this Act,

regardless of whether the shelter or care commenced before, on, or

after that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.