HB1272

Family Law - Kinship Care

Requiring a local department to consider a child's feelings or views about a prospective kinship caregiver in selecting a placement that is in the best interest of the child in an out-of-home placement; including a certain unrelated individual identified by a child as an option for a kinship caregiver; and requiring a local department to consider certain factors when determining whether to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver.

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Status
Chaptered
Session
2026 Regular Session
Type
Unknown
Cross-filed
False

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Hearing
February 26, 2026 at 13:00
📍 Judiciary
Hearing - Judiciary Committee

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Young
Jones, D.
Acevero
Fennell
Guyton
Hill
Martinez
Moreno
Woods
Smith
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