Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 271	Senate Author:  Zaffirini et al.
Effective:  9-1-05	House Sponsor:  Burnam

            Senate Bill 271 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide procedures for issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth on request of a parent.  The bill requires the bureau of vital statistics to prescribe the form and content of the certificate not later than the 60th day following the effective date of the act, specifies certain information required to be included in the certificate, and clarifies that a parent may request the preparation and issuance of a certificate without regard to whether the death occurred on, before, or after the effective date of the act.