Texas HB1403 prohibits agencies from requiring foster homes to disclose firearms and makes such information confidential.

Texas HB1403 amends the Human Resources Code to prohibit the commission, the department, and child-placing agencies from requiring agency foster homes to disclose specific types of weapons, including firearms, present in the home or to notify the agency of any changes. Information about the types of weapons present in an agency foster home is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

Texas HB1403 prohibits agencies from requiring foster homes to disclose firearms and makes such information confidential.

Texas HB1403 amends the Human Resources Code to prohibit the commission, the department, and child-placing agencies from requiring agency foster homes to disclose specific types of weapons, including firearms, present in the home or to notify the agency of any changes. Information about the types of weapons present in an agency foster home is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.