89R25587 RAL-D     By: Villalobos H.B. No. 5149     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5149:     By:  Leach C.S.H.B. No. 5149       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to restricting the collection and use of DNA samples from   children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of   Family and Protective Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 264.131 to read as follows:          Sec. 264.131.  USE OF FOSTER CHILD DNA FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES   PROHIBITED. The department may not collect or use a DNA sample from   a child in the managing conservatorship of the department for any   purpose without:                (1)  the written consent of an adult having actual   care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary   caregiver; or                (2)  a court order.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.