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HB4336 • 2025

Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Cook | Troxclair | Harris Davila | Hull | Rose
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  14. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4336 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R11226 DNC-D

By: Cook, Troxclair, Harris Davila, Hull,

H.B. No. 4336

Rose, et al.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a

hospital.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 262.302(a), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A designated emergency infant care provider shall,

without a court order, take possession of a child who appears to be

60 days old or younger if:

(1) the child is voluntarily delivered to the provider

by the child's parent by:

(A) leaving the child with an employee of the

provider
, including surrendering a child to an employee of a

hospital immediately after giving birth to the child
; or

(B) placing the child in a newborn safety device

located inside the provider's facilities; and

(2) the parent did not express an intent to return for

the child.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.