Monitoring the SessionSB 829
Died in committee
THE TEXT
“The department shall annually review the process the department uses to enter into adoption assistance agreements under this section.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The only duty is an internal yearly review. There is no report, no deadline for changes and no required result, so any real change to adoption assistance waits on whatever the review turns up.
Study, task force, commission, reportInitial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Money, the top subsidy and eligibility get a yearly look. No public release, no follow-up.
The bill orders the Department of Family and Protective Services to review, once a year, how it sets up adoption assistance agreements. The review must look at how much money is available, the top subsidy amount and how it is set, and how the department decides which children qualify. Nothing about the subsidies themselves changes, and the bill requires no report, no public release and no follow-up action.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1390 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 1390 (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 Jan 16, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB829 · 2025-01-16
relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.
Money, the top subsidy and eligibility get a yearly look. No public release, no follow-up.
The bill orders the Department of Family and Protective Services to review, once a year, how it sets up adoption assistance agreements. The review must look at how much money is available, the top subsidy amount and how it is set, and how the department decides which children qualify. Nothing about the subsidies themselves changes, and the bill requires no report, no public release and no follow-up action.
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THE TEXT
“The department shall annually review the process the department uses to enter into adoption assistance agreements under this section.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The only duty is an internal yearly review. There is no report, no deadline for changes and no required result, so any real change to adoption assistance waits on whatever the review turns up.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jun 29, 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.
$40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
$25,250.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
$25,250.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Parker, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Health & Human Services
Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Jan 16, 2025
02/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Family--Parent & Child
ADOPTION
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 158 words
89R2637 MLH-D By: Parker S.B. No. 829 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 162.304, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: (k) The department shall annually review the process the department uses to enter into adoption assistance agreements under this section. As part of its review, the department shall consider: (1) the amount of money the department has available for adoption assistance agreements; (2) the maximum amount the department is authorized to pay as a subsidy under this section and the factors the department considers in determining that amount; and (3) the factors the department considers in determining a child's eligibility for a subsidy under this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.