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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a |
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child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 162.001(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to the requirements for standing to sue in |
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Chapter 102, only an adult who identifies as the same biological sex |
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listed on the individual's birth certificate entered at or near the |
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time of birth or modified only to correct a scrivener or clerical |
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error in the biological sex may petition to adopt a child who may be |
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adopted. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 263, Subchapter A, Family Code is |
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amended by adding Section 263.0011 to read as follows: |
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Section 263.0011. ELIGIBILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO FOSTER A |
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CHILD. Only an adult who identifies as the same biological sex |
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listed on the individual's birth certificate entered at or near the |
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time of birth or modified only to correct a scrivener or clerical |
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error in the biological sex is eligible to foster a child. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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act takes effect September 1, 2025. |