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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time requirements for registering with the state |
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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. 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. |