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AN ACT
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relating to the state registry of paternity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 160.415, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 160.415. UNTIMELY REGISTRATION. If a man registers |
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later than the 31st [30th] day after the date of the birth of the |
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child, the bureau of vital statistics shall notify the registrant |
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that the registration was not timely filed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 160.421(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) If a father-child relationship has not been established |
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under this chapter, a petitioner for the adoption of or the |
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termination of parental rights regarding the child must obtain a |
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certificate of the results of a search of the registry. The |
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petitioner may request a search of the registry on or after the 32nd |
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day after the date of the birth of the child, and the bureau of vital |
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statistics may not by rule impose a waiting period that must elapse |
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before the bureau will conduct the requested search. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 567 was passed by the House on May 1, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 567 on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 567 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |