TO: | Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB729 by Goodman (Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Parentage Act regarding gestational agreements; providing penalties.), As Introduced |
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Family Code by making the knowing or intentional payment to a prospective gestational mother with the intent to influence to enter into a gestational agreement punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. The bill would also make certain types of advertising related to gestational mothering punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year, a fine not to exceed $4,000, or both fine and imprisonment.
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LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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