SB 200
45-day clock for relatives fostering kids 17 or older
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to requiring the expedited review of certain applications from relative or other designated caregivers to operate a verified agency foster home.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Relatives get an answer in 45 days. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill sets a 45-day deadline for the state child welfare department or a licensed child-placing agency to finish reviewing an application from a relative or other designated caregiver who wants to be verified as a foster home. It only covers caregivers applying to care for a child in state conservatorship who is 17 or older. Starting with applications received on or after September 1, 2027, those relatives get an answer within 45 days instead of waiting on the normal timeline.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB200 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to requiring the expedited review of certain applications from relative or other designated caregivers to operate a verified agency foster home.
WHAT IT DOES
Relatives get an answer in 45 days. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill sets a 45-day deadline for the state child welfare department or a licensed child-placing agency to finish reviewing an application from a relative or other designated caregiver who wants to be verified as a foster home. It only covers caregivers applying to care for a child in state conservatorship who is 17 or older. Starting with applications received on or after September 1, 2027, those relatives get an answer within 45 days instead of waiting on the normal timeline.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 · Jul 1, 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.
Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 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: 100987569, 101063137.
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.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Family--Child Protection
FOSTER CARE
FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 255 words
90R3714 AMF-D By: West S.B. No. 200 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring the expedited review of certain applications from relative or other designated caregivers to operate a verified agency foster home. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 42.0539 to read as follows: Sec. 42.0539. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF APPLICATION FOR VERIFICATION BY CERTAIN RELATIVE OR OTHER DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS. If the department or a licensed child-placing agency receives an application from a relative or other designated caregiver, as defined by Section 264.751, Family Code, to become verified to operate an agency foster home to care for a child in the conservatorship of the department who is 17 years of age or older, the department or a licensed child-placing agency shall complete the review of the application not later than the 45th day after the date the application is received. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an application to become a verified agency foster home received by the Department of Family and Protective Services or a licensed child-placing agency on or after the effective date of this Act. An application to become a verified agency foster home received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect the date the application was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.