Juvenile/domestic rel. district cts.; petition, noncitizen aged 18-21 years for leg. custody/relief.
Passed on 4/13/26
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From the Legislature
Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; jurisdiction; definitions; petition by noncitizen aged 18 to 21 years for legal custody. Allows an unmarried noncitizen between the ages of 18 and 21 who has been abused, neglected, or abandoned to petition a juvenile and domestic relations district court to be placed in the physical custody of a proposed legal custodian. The bill also includes such unmarried noncitizen in the definitions of "child," "juvenile," and "minor," as such terms are related to juvenile and domestic relations district courts.
Sponsors
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus
Roll Call Votes
21 Yea
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RCalendar
Jan 28
12:00 AM
House Courts of Justice: Civil Hearing
Feb 4
12:00 AM
House Courts of Justice Hearing
Feb 25
7:00 PM
Senate Courts of Justice Hearing