House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care 02/09/2026

Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care · February 9, 2026

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Call to order and agenda

Announcement

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Chair Howerton opened the committee, noted a slight delay and announced the first agenda item: a hearing on House Bill 26 39 (HB 2639).

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House Committee hearing on HB 2639 considered renaming juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, changes to admission criteria, funding transfers of $2,000,000, and concerns about a mandatory-detention override; committee also worked and passed HB 2524 on foster-home licensing provisions.

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