SB 560: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Garcia
Child Welfare; Providing that a new medical report relating to the provision of psychotropic medication to a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families may be required only under certain circumstances; revising qualifications for persons who may serve as qualified evaluators for a certain purpose; requiring a physician to provide to a pharmacy a copy of certain documentation, rather than a signed attestation, with certain prescriptions, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 12/9/2025 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 12/9/2025 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Health Policy (HP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/18/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
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SB 560, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2025 at 1:36 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 763 Child Welfare Trabulsy Compare Last Action: 12/12/2025 H Filed 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 1 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 4 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 6 (pdf)