SB 2854

relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency
hearing for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of
Family and Protective Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 263.5031, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c)  At the close of each permanency hearing under this
section, based on the court's findings from a review of the
permanency progress report under Subsection (a)(4) and any evidence
presented by persons entitled to present evidence under Section
263.0021, the court shall render any orders that the court finds to
be in the best interest of the child, including any orders necessary
to ensure the department is meeting its obligations as managing
SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or
after the effective date of this Act.  A suit filed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date that the suit is filed, and the former law is continued in
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.