89R17013 DNC-D     By: Hickland H.B. No. 3598       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting a child in the conservatorship of the   Department of Family and Protective Services from declining a   placement.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 264.107, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  A child in the conservatorship of the department may not   decline an appropriate placement under this section unless   placement is not in the best interest of the child.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.