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TX HB4795
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Candy Noble
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AI Summary
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Requires the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services to establish an electronic process for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to request information about court jurisdiction in child-related suits
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Adds DFPS to the list of entities (alongside courts, attorneys, and parties) that can request identification of courts with jurisdiction over children or verification that a child has not been subject to a suit
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Removes the requirement that requests to the vital statistics unit be in "written" form, allowing for electronic requests
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Allows search result certificates to include a digitized signature rather than requiring only a written signature
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Changes apply to requests received on or after January 1, 2026; the act takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.
Health
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025