{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subtitle:\n(1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268, Sec. 1.129(1), eff. September 1, 2005.\n(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(50), eff. April 2, 2015.\nText of subdivision effective until September 01, 2026\n(2-a) \"Council\" means the Family and Protective Services Council.\nText of subdivision effective on September 01, 2026\n(2-a) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (H.B. 140), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2026.\n(3) \"Department\" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.\n(4) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.\n(4-a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(50), eff. April 2, 2015.\n(5) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(42), eff. September 1, 2015.\n(6) \"State supported living center\" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.75, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.129(1), eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 23, eff. June 11, 2009.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(50), eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(42), eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (H.B. 140), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2026.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.40.htm#40.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"674f1b88f8c0f59f0295243db3cf685b7df16bdedcb2371268fe13b10e839de2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-36.132","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-40.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}