TO: | Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee On Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB795 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to gestational agreements.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Family Code relating to gestational agreements. The bill would make single or unmarried parents eligible for the legal safeguards surrounding these agreements (presently, only married couples may enter an enforceable gestational agreement). It is assumed that any costs to the Department of State Health Services related to issuance of birth certificates can be absorbed within existing resources.
According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant impact on court operations is anticipated and no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | UP, CL, JP, JT, TB, KKR
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