HB 499: Dependent Children
GENERAL BILL by Alvarez, J.
Dependent Children; Provides additional situations in which rebuttable presumption of detriment is created; requires certain guardians ad litem & attorneys ad litem to have special training in parricide; requires certain persons to provide to court & certain agencies & persons access to certain records of child; requires visitation or other contact to be supervised by person who has special training in parricide; requires court to refer certain children to specified trauma-informed therapeutic services; provides additional reasons law enforcement officer or authorized agent of DCF can take child into custody; requires hearing before placing certain children in shelter.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/19/2025 House • Filed
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HB 499, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/19/2025 at 5:37 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 438 Child Welfare Leek Compare Last Action: 11/7/2025 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 39.0139 Visitation or other contact; restrictions. Page 3 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 12 (pdf) 39.401 Taking a child alleged to be dependent into custody; law enforcement officers and authorized agents of the department. Page 7 (pdf) 39.402 Placement in a shelter. Page 8 (pdf) 394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 14 (pdf) 934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 14 (pdf) 960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 15 (pdf) 984.03 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)