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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a |
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licensed child-placing agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 162, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 162.605 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 162.605. INFORMATION REGARDING ADOPTION COSTS. A |
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licensed child-placing agency shall post on its Internet website |
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information regarding adoption costs. The information must include |
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an itemized list of each cost associated with an adoption. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2306 passed the Senate on |
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April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2306 passed the House on |
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May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |