Monitoring the Session

HB 107

bill to set up a donation registry for foster kids

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Josey GarciaDHouse 124

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal items to children in the department's conservatorship.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Donated items belong to the child. No one can take them back.

The bill orders the Department of Family and Protective Services to set up an online registry, run itself or by a contractor, where people can donate requested personal items for foster children. Children who are removed from home or moved to a new placement get those donated items, and the items belong to the child, so neither the department nor a foster parent can take them back. The department must report each year to the legislature on its inventory and how many children got items, starting with the law's September 1, 2027 effective date.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 3555 by Rep. Guerra (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB107 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal items to children in the department's conservatorship.

WHAT IT DOES

Donated items belong to the child. No one can take them back.

The bill orders the Department of Family and Protective Services to set up an online registry, run itself or by a contractor, where people can donate requested personal items for foster children. Children who are removed from home or moved to a new placement get those donated items, and the items belong to the child, so neither the department nor a foster parent can take them back. The department must report each year to the legislature on its inventory and how many children got items, starting with the law's September 1, 2027 effective date.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

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 27, 2024 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$11,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$11,500.00

Cash
$11,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,500.00

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 · Dec 5, 2024 to Sep 24, 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: 100978474, 101016612, 101060352, 101067943.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

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 · 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: 100978474.

House Democratic Campaign Committee$7,000.00

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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.

Report IDs: 101060352.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$11,500.00

Cash
$11,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,500.00

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 · Dec 5, 2024 to Sep 24, 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: 100978474, 101016612, 101060352, 101067943.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

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 · 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: 100978474.

×

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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.

Report IDs: 101060352.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

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

89R HB 3555

by Rep. Guerra, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 25, 2025: Referred to Human Services

Relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal items to children in the department's conservatorship.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Family--Child Protection

GIFTS & DONATIONS

FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 274 words

90R4143 MM-D

By: Garcia of Bexar
H.B. No. 107

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of a donation registry by the

Department of Family and Protective Services for providing personal

items to children in the department's conservatorship.

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

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

amended by adding Section 264.1079 to read as follows:

Sec. 264.1079. PERSONAL BELONGINGS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN

DONATION REGISTRY. (a) The department shall establish and

maintain or contract with a third party to establish and maintain an

online registry of requested personal items for children who enter

the department's conservatorship or change placement while in the

department's conservatorship. The department shall develop

procedures for the storage and distribution of personal items

donated based on the registry.

(b) The department shall provide personal items donated

based on the registry to a child who is being removed from the

child's home or changing placement. Personal items provided to a

child under this subsection belong to the child and may not be

reclaimed by the department or retained by the child's foster

parent.

(c) The department shall submit an annual report to the

legislature that includes a summary of:

(1) the department's supply inventory and inventory

management practices for personal items donated based on the

registry; and

(2) the number of children in the department's

conservatorship provided personal items in accordance with this

section.

(d) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and

donations of any kind and from any source for purposes of this

section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.