By: West, Menéndez S.B. No. 1341
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the application review process for certain delayed
  birth certificates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 192.025, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
         (f)  The state registrar may not reject an application under
  this subchapter based solely on the inclusion of supporting
  evidence that contains inconsistent or contradictory information
  if, based on the contents of the application as a whole, the state
  registrar determines by a preponderance of the evidence the
  applicant's identity and place of birth. In making a determination
  under this subsection, the state registrar shall consider and give
  weight to:
               (1)  any supporting evidence that raises a legitimate
  question as to the applicant's actual place of birth;
               (2)  the inclusion of a valid driver's license or
  personal identification certificate; and
               (3)  the inclusion of a verified affidavit by a person
  with personal knowledge of the applicant's identity.
         (g)  Notwithstanding any other law, if a delayed birth
  certificate of a person who was born before January 1, 1959, is
  otherwise acceptable for registration and the identity of one
  parent of the person is established by information not
  contradictory to information available to the state registrar, the
  state registrar shall register the certificate with only the
  established parent's name entered on the certificate.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.