H.B. No. 5149         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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 5149 was passed by the House on May   10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 131, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5149 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor