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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amendment of a birth certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 191.028, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than the 30th business day after the date the |
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department receives an amending certificate, the department shall |
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notify the individual of whether the amendment has been accepted |
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for filing. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to amending certificates |
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filed on or after the effective date of this Act. Amending |
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certificates filed before the effective date of this Act are |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |