HB 1533: Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care
GENERAL BILL by Tendrich ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Stark ; Valdés
Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care; Authorizes sibling who is separated from his or her other siblings to file specified motion; provides standing; requires court to hold hearing, take evidence, & hear arguments if motion for sibling visitation or contact is contested; prohibits court from denying such motion unless certain circumstances exist; requires immediate provision of certain services; authorizes certain parties to appeal court order in specified manner; prohibits court from restricting sibling visitation or contact without need for motion; provides that court retains jurisdiction over dependent child in permanent guardianship for certain purposes relating to sibling visitation or contact; revises required response DCF or community-based care lead agency must provide to prospective adoptive parent; prohibits court from denying postadoption visitation or contact between siblings unless certain circumstances exist; requires immediate provision of certain services; specifying that certain factors must be considered for postadoption visitation or contact between adopted child & certain persons; provides that court retains jurisdiction over adopted child for certain purposes until child is specified age.
Last Action: 3/5/2025 House - Now in Human Services Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
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HB 1533, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:43 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1796 Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care Calatayud Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.4024 Placement of siblings; visitation; continuing contact. Page 2 (pdf) 39.6221 Permanent guardianship of a dependent child. Page 8 (pdf) 63.0427 Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives. Page 9 (pdf) 63.093 Adoption of children from the child welfare system. Page 11 (pdf)