What is the status of HB4795?

Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).

Who sponsored HB4795?

Candy Noble (R, HD-089), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB4795?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB04795

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session

Texas HB4795: 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.

Q: What is HB4795?

HB4795 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): 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.

Q: What does HB4795 do?

In its own words: An act 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.

Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025

What the bill says

An act 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.

From the enrolled text, May 28, 2025:

AN ACT 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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 155.101, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (b) The vital statistics unit shall, on the [[DELETED: written]] request of the[ADDED: Department of Family and Protective Services, the] court, an attorney, or a party: (1) identify the court that last had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child in a suit and give the docket number of the suit; or (2) state that the child has not been the subject of a suit. [ADDED: (e)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Using existing resources, the vital statistics unit ] [ADDED: shall establish an electronic process through which the Department ] [ADDED: of Family and Protective Services may request information under ] [ADDED: this section.] SECTION 2. Section 160.422, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as follows: [ADDED: (a-1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Using existing resources, the vital statistics unit ] [ADDED: shall establish an electronic process through which the Department ] [ADDED: of Family and Protective Services may request information …

Texas HB4795: 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.

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