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  89R1804 MLH-D     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2138       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to preventing discrimination in foster care.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 264.105 to read as follows:           Sec.   264.105.     PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION IN FOSTER CARE.   (a) Notwithstanding Section 264.0011, in this section,   "commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.           (b)     The commission, the department, a single source   continuum contractor, and any other person may not discriminate or   take any adverse action against a person on the basis of the   person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression   relating to child welfare services, including the licensure or   verification of a foster home or the placement of a child.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.