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H.B. No. 1403 AN ACT relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e-6), (e-7), (e-8), and (e-9) to read as follows: (e-6) The commission, the department, and a child-placing agency that contracts with the department may not require an agency foster home to: (1) disclose the specific types of firearms that are present in the home; or (2) notify the child-placing agency if there is any change in the types of firearms that are present in the home. (e-7) If the commission, the department, or a child-placing agency that contracts with the department has or obtains information relating to the types of firearms that are present in an agency foster home, the commission, department, or child-placing agency may not use that information for any purpose other than determining whether there are firearms present in the home. (e-8) A child-placing agency that violates Subsection (e-7) is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty authorized under this subsection. (e-9) Information relating to the types of firearms that are present in an agency foster home is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1403 was passed by the House on May 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 36, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1403 was passed by the Senate on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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