HB 707

department uses safety placements when it decides to

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

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 use of parental child safety placements.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every case where the department itself finds it appropriate.

The bill tells the state child protective services department to use a parental child safety placement in every case where the department itself decides that kind of placement is appropriate. When the department decides it is not appropriate, caseworkers must write down the reasons in the child's case file and tell the child's state representative and state senator about the decision and the reasons. Families in child protection cases get a written record of why that placement was rejected, and local legislators get notice of each rejection, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3693 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3693 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB707 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

ITEM

relating to the use of parental child safety placements.

WHAT IT DOES

Every case where the department itself finds it appropriate.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 4, 2025Read first time
Mar 4, 2025Referred to Human Services

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36K Texas Sands PAC$34K Legacy 44$17K

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 · Aug 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

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 · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC$34,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44$17,000.00

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

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 · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3693

by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Human Services

Relating to the use of parental child safety placements.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/04/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM

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

Family--Parent & Child

FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 160 words

89R3638 RAL-D

By: Gervin-Hawkins
H.B. No. 707

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of parental child safety placements.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 264, Family Code, is

amended by adding Section 264.908 to read as follows:

Sec. 264.908. USE OF PARENTAL CHILD SAFETY PLACEMENTS. (a)

Notwithstanding other law, the department shall use a parental

child safety placement in each case in which the department

determines it is appropriate.

(b) If the department determines that a parental child

safety placement is not appropriate, the department shall:

(1) record in writing in the child's case file the

reasons the department determined a parental child safety placement

was not appropriate; and

(2) notify the child's state representative and state

senator about the department's decision and the reasons the

department determined a parental child safety placement was not

appropriate.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.