SB 2032: bill requiring 180 days’ notice to end foster care contracts

Caption

relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Caption from analyzed text · version F.

Summary

Up from 60 days for the contractor and 30 for the agency.

The bill makes both the state foster care agency and its regional care contractors give 180 days' notice before ending a contract, up from 60 days for the contractor and 30 days for the agency. It touches the Department of Family and Protective Services and the single source continuum contractors that run community-based foster care case management. When a contract is ending, the agency can hire a replacement contractor to take it over without competitive bidding, advertising or proposal review, starting with contracts made or changed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Angela Paxton (R) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Aicha Davis (D) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2032 · 2025-03-07

SOLD BY

Sen. Angela PaxtonRSenate 8

ITEM

relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.

WHAT IT DOES

Up from 60 days for the contractor and 30 for the agency.

The bill makes both the state foster care agency and its regional care contractors give 180 days' notice before ending a contract, up from 60 days for the contractor and 30 days for the agency. It touches the Department of Family and Protective Services and the single source continuum contractors that run community-based foster care case management. When a contract is ending, the agency can hire a replacement contractor to take it over without competitive bidding, advertising or proposal review, starting with contracts made or changed on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 7, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 7, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services
Apr 15, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 15, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 15, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 16, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 16, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 16, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Apr 16, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Apr 16, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 24, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Apr 24, 2025Laid before the Senate
Apr 24, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 24, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 24, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 24, 2025Record vote
Apr 24, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 24, 2025Passed
Apr 24, 2025Record vote
Apr 24, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 25, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 28, 2025Read first time
Apr 28, 2025Referred to Human Services
Apr 29, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 1, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 1, 2025Committee report distributed
May 2, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025Laid out in lieu of companion HB 4130
May 5, 2025Read 2nd time
May 5, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 6, 2025Read 3rd time
May 6, 2025Passed
May 6, 2025Record vote RV#1478
May 6, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 6, 2025House passage reported
May 6, 2025Reported enrolled
May 7, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 7, 2025Signed in the House
May 7, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 19, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 19, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 146 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 6, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 24, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Angela Paxton

Donors

James Stanton$47,500Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KGary Blake$30,000

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 27, 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.

James Stanton$47,500.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100982305, 101012314.

Gary Blake$30,000.00

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100982305, 101012314.

Votes4

House May 6, 2025

Yea: 146
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 3
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1478

SB 2032 was passed by (Record 1478): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 146 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Final passage

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 2032 (Paxton) Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 2032 (Paxton) Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

SB 2032 (Paxton) Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses3

For: 2
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Texas CASA1 registration
TexProtects1 registration

On

Department of Family and Protective Services1 registration

Sources

3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version F by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 7, 2025

05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

HB 4130 by Davis, Aicha (identical)

HB 5361 by Shaheen (identical)

Subjects

Family--Child Protection

Purchasing--State

CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS

FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 373 words

89R9873 DNC-F

By: Paxton
S.B. No. 2032

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a

single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and

Protective Services.

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

SECTION 1. Section 264.165, Family Code, is amended to read

as follows:

Sec. 264.165. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF

CONTRACT. (a) A single source continuum contractor may terminate a

contract entered into under this subchapter by providing notice to

the department and the commission of the contractor's intent to

terminate the contract not later than the 180th [ 60th ] day before

the date of the termination.

(b) The department may terminate a contract entered into

with a single source continuum contractor under this subchapter by

providing notice to the contractor of the department's intent to

terminate the contract not later than the 180th [ 30th ] day before

the date of termination.

SECTION 2. Section 264.166, Family Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as

follows:

(c) If a single source continuum contractor gives notice to

the department of an early contract termination or the department

gives notice to the contractor of the department's intent to

terminate the contract , the department may enter into a contract

with a different contractor for the sole purpose of assuming the

contract that is being terminated.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter

into a contract with a different single source continuum contractor

under Subsection (c) without following competitive bidding,

advertising, or proposal evaluation requirements, including

requirements under Section 2155.083, 2155.132, or 2155.144,

Government Code, or Section 40.058, Human Resources Code.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a contract entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or

extended on after the effective date of this Act. A contract

entered into or amended, modified, renewed, or extended before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date the contract was entered into or amended, modified, renewed,

or extended, and the former law is continued in effect for that

purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

House May 6, 2025

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Senate Apr 24, 2025

For

On

Companion