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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 79(R)

House Bill 2101

House Author:  Delisi

Effective:  9-1-05

Senate Sponsor:  Nelson


            House Bill 2101 amends the Health and Safety Code to require, rather than authorize, the Department of State Health Services to promote the sale of heirloom birth certificates for an individual born in Texas.  The bill includes provisions relating to certificate design and size, changes the maximum fee for issuance of a certificate to $50, and requires that 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the certificates be deposited to the credit of the childhood immunization account and the other 50 percent to the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund.