Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB5149 by Villalobos (Relating to restricting the use of DNA samples collected from children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services for certain purposes.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from using DNA samples from children in the managing conservatorship of DFPS for determining paternity without the written consent of the child's biological mother.
It is assumed that there would be no cost to DFPS to implement the bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.