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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information on the supplementary birth certificate |
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of an adopted child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.008, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The supplementary birth certificate of an adopted |
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child must be in the names of both adoptive parents, as reflected on |
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the certificate of adoption, unless the child is adopted by a single |
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individual. Copies of the child's birth certificates or birth |
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records may not disclose that the child is adopted. |
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SECTION 2. Section 192.008(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a supplementary birth certificate issued on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A supplementary birth certificate |
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issued before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law |
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in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |