Tex. Fam. Code § 231.001 et seq.

TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM CHAPTER 231 • TITLE IV-D SERVICES Subchapter A: ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM FAMILY CODE > TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP > SUBTITLE D. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES > CHAPTER 231. TITLE IV-D SERVICES Sec. 231.001. DESIGNATION OF TITLE IV-D AGENCY. The office of the attorney general is designated as the state's Title IV-D agency. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Sec. 231.0011. DEVELOPMENT OF STATEWIDE INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR CHILD SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND DENTAL SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. (a) The Title IV-D agency shall have final approval authority on any contract or proposal for delivery of Title IV-D services under this section and in coordination with the Texas Judicial Council, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, and state, county, and local officials, shall develop and implement a statewide integrated system for child support, medical support, and dental support enforcement, employing federal, state, local, and private resources to: (1) unify child support registry functions; (2) record and track all child support orders entered in the state; (3) establish an automated enforcement process which will use delinquency monitoring, billing, and other enforcement techniques to ensure the payment of current support; (4) incorporate existing enforcement resources into the system to obtain maximum benefit from state and federal funding; and (5) ensure accountability for all participants in the process, including state, county, and local officials, private contractors, and the judiciary. (b) Counties and other prov n and (5) ensure accountability for all participants in the process, including state, county, and local officials, private contractors, and the judiciary. (b) Counties and other providers of child support services shall be required, as a condition of participation in the unified system, to enter into a contract with the Title IV-D agency, to comply with all federal requirements for the Title IV-D program, and to maintain at least the current level of funding for activities which are proposed to be included in the integrated child support system. (c) The Title IV-D agency may contract with any county meeting technical system requirements necessary to comply with federal law for provision of Title IV-D services in that county. The clerk of the court of a county participating in the unified enforcement system shall use a record of support order form described by Section 105.008(b) that includes an option for the obligee or obligor to apply for child support services provided by the Title IV-D agency. (d) Counties participating in the unified enforcement system shall monitor all assigned Title IV-D child support cases and on delinquency may, subject to the approval of the Title IV-D agency, provide enforcement services through: (1) direct provision of services by county personnel; (2) subcontracting all or portions of the services to private entities or attorneys; or (3) such other methods as may be approved by the Title IV-D agency. (e) The Title IV-D agency may phase in the integrated child support registry and enforcement system, and the requirement to implement the system shall be contingent on the receipt of locally generated funds and federal reimbursement. Locally generated funds include but are not limited to funds contributed by counties and cities. (f) The Title IV-D agency shall adopt rules to implement this section. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th unds include but are not limited to funds contributed by counties and cities. (f) The Title IV-D agency shall adopt rules to implement this section. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 1 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM (g) Participation in the statewide integrated system for child support, medical support, and dental support enforcement by a county is voluntary, and nothing in this section shall be construed to mandate participation. (h) This section does not limit the ability of the Title IV-D agency to enter into an agreement with a county for the provision of services as authorized under Section 231.002. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (S.B. 285), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Sec. 231.0012. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT. The person appointed by the attorney general as the person responsible for managing the Title IV-D agency's child support enforcement duties shall report directly to the attorney general. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. 231.0013. DEDICATION OF FUNDS. Appropriations made to the Title IV-D agency for child support enforcement may be expended only for the purposes for which the money was appropriated. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. 231.002. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The Title IV-D agency may: (1) accept, transfer, and expend funds, subject to the General Appropriations Act, made available by the federal or state government or by another publi RS AND DUTIES. (a) The Title IV-D agency may: (1) accept, transfer, and expend funds, subject to the General Appropriations Act, made available by the federal or state government or by another public or private source for the purpose of carrying out this chapter; (2) adopt rules for the provision of child support services; (3) initiate legal actions needed to implement this chapter; and (4) enter into contracts or agreements necessary to administer this chapter. (b) The Title IV-D agency may perform the duties and functions necessary for locating children under agreements with the federal government as provided by 42 U.S.C. Section 663. (c) The Title IV-D agency may enter into agreements or contracts with federal, state, or other public or private agencies or individuals for the purpose of carrying out the agency's responsibilities under federal or state law. The agreements or contracts between the agency and other state agencies or political subdivisions of this or another state, including a consortia of multiple states, and agreements or contracts with vendors for the delivery of program services are not subject to Chapter 771 or 783, Government Code. (d) Consistent with federal law and any international treaty or convention to which the United States is a party and that has been ratified by the United States Congress, the Title IV-D agency may: (1) on approval by and in cooperation with the governor, pursue negotiations and enter into reciprocal arrangements with the federal government, another state, or a foreign country or a political subdivision of the federal government, state, or foreign country to: (A) establish and enforce child support obligations; and (B) establish mechanisms to enforce an order providing for possession of or access to a child rendered under Chapter 153; (2) spend money appropriated to the agency for child support enforcement to engage in international child support enforcement; and (3) spend other money appropriate hild rendered under Chapter 153; (2) spend money appropriated to the agency for child support enforcement to engage in international child support enforcement; and (3) spend other money appropriated to the agency necessary for the agency to conduct the agency's activities under Subdivision (1). Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 2 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM (e) The Title IV-D agency may take the following administrative actions with respect to the location of a parent, the determination of parentage, and the establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support, medical support, and dental support orders required by 42 U.S.C. Section 666(c), without obtaining an order from any other judicial or administrative tribunal: (1) issue an administrative subpoena, as provided by Section 231.303, to obtain financial or other information; (2) order genetic testing for parentage determination, as provided by Chapter 233; (3) order income withholding, as provided by Chapter 233, and issue an administrative writ of withholding, as provided by Chapter 158; (4) take any action with respect to execution, collection, and release of a judgment or lien for child support necessary to satisfy the judgment or lien, as provided by Chapter 157; and (5) adjust the support obligations of an incarcerated obligor, as provided by Sections 231.1015, 231.1016, and 231.1017. (f) The Title IV-D agency shall recognize and enforce the authority of the Title IV-D agency of another state to take actions similar to the actions listed in this section. (g) The Title IV-D agency shall develop and use procedures for the administrative enforcement of interstate cases meeting the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(14) under which the agency: (1) shall promptly respond to a request made by another state for assistance in a Title IV-D case; and (2) may, by electr ng the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(14) under which the agency: (1) shall promptly respond to a request made by another state for assistance in a Title IV-D case; and (2) may, by electronic or other means, transmit to another state a request for assistance in a Title IV-D case. (h) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 164, Sec. 3, eff. May 26, 2009. (i) The Title IV-D agency may provide a release or satisfaction of a judgment for all or part of the amount of the arrearages assigned to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104(a). (j) In the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a child support order, the Title IV-D agency is not: (1) subject to a mediation or arbitration clause or requirement in the order to which the Title IV-D agency was not a party; or (2) liable for any costs associated with mediation or arbitration. (k) The Title IV-D agency may cease child support enforcement services against an obligor for child support arrearages if the obligee is confined in a local, state, or federal jail or prison for an offense constituting an act of family violence committed against a child covered by the child support order. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 310, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (S.B. 1661), Sec. 3, eff. May 26, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 355), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 1403), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Sec. 231.003. FORMS AND PROCEDURES. The Title IV-D agency shall by rule promulgate any forms and procedures necessary to comply fully with the intent of this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Sec. 231.005. BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED. (a) The Title IV-D agency shall report to the legislature each biennium on: Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 3 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM (1) the effectiveness of the agency's child support enforcement activity in reducing the state's public assistance obligations; and (2) the use and effectiveness of all enforcement tools authorized by state or federal law or otherwise available to the agency. (b) The agency shall develop a method for estimating the costs and benefits of the child support enforcement program and the effect of the program on appropriations for public assistance. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 1781), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Sec. 231.006. INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE STATE GRANTS OR LOANS OR RECEIVE PAYMENT ON STATE CONTRACTS. (a) A child support obligor who is more than 30 days delinquent in paying child support and a business entity in which the obligor is a sole proprietor, partner, shareholder, or owner with an ownership interest of at least 25 percent is not eligible to: (1) receive payments from state funds under a contract to provide property, materials, or services; or (2) receive a state-funded grant or loan. (a-1) Repealed by Acts 200 rcent is not eligible to: (1) receive payments from state funds under a contract to provide property, materials, or services; or (2) receive a state-funded grant or loan. (a-1) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 65(1), eff. September 1, 2007. (b) A child support obligor or business entity ineligible to receive payments under Subsection (a) remains ineligible until: (1) all arrearages have been paid; (2) the obligor is in compliance with a written repayment agreement or court order as to any existing delinquency; or (3) the court of continuing jurisdiction over the child support order has granted the obligor an exemption from Subsection (a) as part of a court-supervised effort to improve earnings and child support payments. (c) A bid or an application for a contract, grant, or loan paid from state funds must include the name and social security number of the individual or sole proprietor and each partner, shareholder, or owner with an ownership interest of at least 25 percent of the business entity submitting the bid or application. (d) A contract, bid, or application subject to the requirements of this section must include the following statement: "Under Section 231.006, Family Code, the vendor or applicant certifies that the individual or business entity named in this contract, bid, or application is not ineligible to receive the specified grant, loan, or payment and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment may be withheld if this certification is inaccurate." (e) If a state agency determines that an individual or business entity holding a state contract is ineligible to receive payment under Subsection (a), the contract may be terminated. (f) If the certificate required under Subsection (d) is shown to be false, the vendor is liable to the state for reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, the costs necessary to complete the contract, including the cost of advertising and awardin se, the vendor is liable to the state for reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, the costs necessary to complete the contract, including the cost of advertising and awarding a second contract, and any other damages provided by law or contract. (g) This section does not create a cause of action to contest a bid or award of a state grant, loan, or contract. This section does not impose a duty on the Title IV-D agency to collect information to send to the comptroller to withhold a payment to a business entity. The Title IV-D agency and other affected agencies are encouraged to develop a system by which the Title IV-D agency may identify a business entity that is ineligible to receive a state payment under Subsection (a) and to ensure that a state payment to the entity is not made. This system should be implemented using existing funds and only if the Title IV-D agency, comptroller, and other affected agencies determine that it will be cost-effective. (h) This section does not apply to a contract between governmental entities. (i) The Title IV-D agency may adopt rules or prescribe forms to implement any provision of this section. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 4 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM (j) A state agency may accept a bid that does not include the information required under Subsection (c) if the state agency collects the information before the contract, grant, or loan is executed. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 82, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1015, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S f. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1015, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 65(1), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 49, eff. September 1, 2025. Sec. 231.007. DEBTS TO STATE. (a) A person obligated to pay child support in a case in which the Title IV-D agency is providing services under this chapter who does not pay the required support is indebted to the state for the purposes of Section 403.055, Government Code, if the Title IV-D agency has reported the person to the comptroller under that section properly. (b) The amount of a person's indebtedness to the state under Subsection (a) is equal to the sum of: (1) the amount of the required child support that has not been paid; and (2) any interest, fees, court costs, or other amounts owed by the person because the person has not paid the support. (c) The Title IV-D agency is the sole assignee of all payments, including payments of compensation, by the state to a person indebted to the state under Subsection (a). (d) On request of the Title IV-D agency: (1) the comptroller shall make payable and deliver to the agency any payments for which the agency is the assignee under Subsection (c), if the comptroller is responsible for issuing warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers to make those payments; and (2) a state agency shall make payable and deliver to the Title IV-D agency any payments for which the Title IV-D agency is the assignee under Subsection (c) if the comptroller is not responsible for issuing warrants or initiating electronic funds transfers to make those payments. (e) A person indebted to the state under Subsection (a) may eliminate the debt by: (1) paying the entire amount of the debt; or (2) resolving the debt in a manner acceptable to the Title IV-D agency. (f) The comptroller or he state under Subsection (a) may eliminate the debt by: (1) paying the entire amount of the debt; or (2) resolving the debt in a manner acceptable to the Title IV-D agency. (f) The comptroller or a state agency may rely on a representation by the Title IV-D agency that: (1) a person is indebted to the state under Subsection (a); or (2) a person who was indebted to the state under Subsection (a) has eliminated the debt. (g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the payment of workers' compensation benefits to a person indebted to the state under Subsection (a) is the same for the purposes of this section as any other payment made to the person by the state. Notwithstanding Section 408.203, Labor Code, an order or writ to withhold income from workers' compensation benefits is not required before the benefits are withheld or assigned under this section. (h) The amount of weekly workers' compensation benefits that may be withheld or assigned under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the person's weekly compensation benefits. The comptroller or a state agency may rely on a representation by the Title IV-D agency that a withholding or assignment under this section would not violate this subsection. (i) Section 403.055(d), Government Code, does not authorize the comptroller to issue a warrant or initiate an electronic funds transfer to pay the compensation or remuneration of an individual who is indebted to the state under Subsection (a). (j) Section 2107.008(h), Government Code, does not authorize a state agency to pay the compensation or remuneration of an individual who is indebted to the state under Subsection (a). Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 5 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM (k) In this section, "compensation," "state agency," and "state officer or employee" have the meanings assigned by Section 403.055, Government Code. A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM (k) In this section, "compensation," "state agency," and "state officer or employee" have the meanings assigned by Section 403.055, Government Code. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 83, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, Sec. 1.07, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. 231.008. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. (a) The Title IV-D agency shall deposit money received under assignments or as fees in a special fund in the state treasury. The agency may spend money in the fund for the administration of this chapter, subject to the General Appropriations Act. (b) All other money received under this chapter shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury. (c) Sections 403.094 and 403.095, Government Code, do not apply to a fund described by this section. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Sec. 231.009. PAYMENT OF PENALTIES. From funds appropriated for the Title IV-D agency, the agency shall reimburse the Texas Department of Human Services for any penalty assessed under Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) that is assessed because of the agency's administration of this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Sec. 231.010. COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES. (a) In this section, "department" means the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. (b) To the extent possible, the Title IV-D agency shall: (1) provide to the department access to all of the Title IV-D agency's available child support locating resources; (2) allow the department to use the Title IV-D agency's child support enforcem all: (1) provide to the department access to all of the Title IV-D agency's available child support locating resources; (2) allow the department to use the Title IV-D agency's child support enforcement system to track child support payments and to have access to the agency's management reports that show payments made; (3) make reports on Title IV-E, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 670 et seq.), foster care collections available to the department in a timely manner; and (4) work with the department to obtain child support payments for protective services cases in which the department is responsible for providing care for children under temporary and final orders. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 228, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Family Code Sec. 231.011 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(53), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. 231.012. CHILD SUPPORT WORK GROUP. (a) The director of the Title IV-D agency may convene a work group representing public and private entities with an interest in child support enforcement in this state to work with the director in developing strategies to improve child support enforcement in this state. (b) The director of the Title IV-D agency shall appoint the members of the work group after consulting with appropriate public and private entities. (c) The work group shall meet as convened by the director of the Title IV-D agency and consult with the director on matters relating to child support enforcement in this state, including the delivery of Title IV-D services. (d) A work group member or the member's designee may not receive compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties under this section. (e) The work group is not an advisory committee as defined by Section 2110.001, Government Code. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the work group. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 202 isory committee as defined by Section 2110.001, Government Code. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the work group. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 6 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2007. Sec. 231.014. PERSONNEL. The director of the Title IV-D agency shall provide to the employees of the Title IV-D agency, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for employment under this title, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. 231.015. INSURANCE REPORTING PROGRAM. (a) In consultation with the Texas Department of Insurance and representatives of the insurance industry in this state, including insurance trade associations, the Title IV-D agency by rule shall operate a program under which insurers shall cooperate with the Title IV-D agency in identifying obligors who owe child support arrearages and are subject to liens for child support arrearages to intercept certain insurance settlements or awards for claims in satisfaction of the arrearage amounts. (b) An insurer that provides information or responds to a notice of child support lien or levy under Subchapter G, Chapter 157, or acts in good faith to comply with procedures established by the Title IV-D agency under this section is not liable for those acts under any law to any person. (c) An insurer may not be required to report or identify the following types of claims: (1) a first-p Title IV-D agency under this section is not liable for those acts under any law to any person. (c) An insurer may not be required to report or identify the following types of claims: (1) a first-party property damage claim under: (A) a personal automobile insurance policy for actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of an insured vehicle; or (B) a residential or tenant property insurance policy for actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of an insured dwelling and contents, including additional living expenses actually incurred; (2) a third-party property damage claim: (A) that will be paid to a vendor or repair facility for the actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of: (i) a dwelling, condominium, or other improvements on real property; (ii) a vehicle, including a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; or (iii) other tangible personal property that has sustained actual damage or loss; or (B) for the reimbursement to a claimant for payments made by the claimant to a vendor or repair facility for the actual repair, replacement, or loss of use of: (i) a dwelling, condominium, or other improvements on real property; (ii) a vehicle, including a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; or (iii) other tangible personal property that has sustained actual damage or loss; (3) a claim for benefits, or a portion of a claim for benefits, assigned to be paid to a funeral service provider or facility for actual funeral expenses owed by the insured that are not otherwise paid or reimbursed; (4) a claim for benefits assigned to be paid to a health care provider or facility for actual medical expenses owed by the insured that are not otherwise paid or reimbursed; or (5) a claim for benefits to be paid under a limited benefit insurance policy that provides: (A) coverage for one or more specified diseases or illnesses; (B) dental or vision benefits; or (C) hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity coverage. Source: Texas nce policy that provides: (A) coverage for one or more specified diseases or illnesses; (B) dental or vision benefits; or (C) hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity coverage. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 7 --- TEXAS FAMILY CODE Chapter 231, Subchapter A — ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE IV-D PROGRAM Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 27, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1185 (S.B. 1174), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 902 (H.B. 3845), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017. Sec. 231.016. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST TITLE IV-D AGENCY, TITLE IV-D AGENCY EMPLOYEE, OR CONTRACTED ATTORNEY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A court may dismiss a cause of action asserted in a suit filed against the Title IV-D agency, an employee of the Title IV-D agency, or an attorney or a political subdivision with which the Title IV-D agency has contracted under this chapter, pertaining to the powers or duties of, or services provided by, the Title IV-D agency under this subtitle if the court determines the asserted cause of action: (1) is frivolous or malicious; (2) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (3) seeks monetary relief from the agency or employee for which immunity applies. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 1403), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025. Source: Texas Legislature Online (89th Leg., 2nd Called Sess., 2025) Page 8