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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the retention of certain genetic material |
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and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 40.084 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.084. RETENTION OF GENETIC INFORMATION PROHIBITED. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid. |
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(2) "Genetic information" means information related |
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to the genetic characteristics of an individual or the individual's |
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family that is derived from the results of a genetic analysis. |
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(3) "Genetic material" means blood or another specimen |
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that contains DNA. |
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(b) The department shall promptly destroy any genetic |
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material and delete any genetic information obtained from an |
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individual for the purpose of determining paternity after the |
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purpose for which the sample was obtained is accomplished. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2026, the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services shall destroy all genetic material |
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and delete genetic information as required by Section 40.084, Human |
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Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |