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HB4377 • 2025

Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Villalobos | Capriglione | Leo Wilson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  28. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2031

  31. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  33. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Villalobos

  34. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  35. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1947

  36. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  38. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  40. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  42. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  44. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  45. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  51. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4377 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4377

AN ACT

relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic

information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,

is amended by adding Section 40.084 to read as follows:

Sec.

40.084.

RETENTION OF GENETIC MATERIAL AND GENETIC

INFORMATION. (a) In this section:

(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(2)

"Genetic information" means information related

to the genetic characteristics of an individual or the individual's

family that is derived from the results of a genetic analysis.

(3)

"Genetic material" means blood or another specimen

that contains DNA.

(4)

"Genetic test"

means an analysis of an

individual's genetic material to determine paternity.

(5)

"Testing laboratory"

means any entity the

department contracts with for the provision of laboratory services,

including genetic testing.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department and

any testing laboratory used by the department shall promptly

destroy any genetic material and delete any genetic information

obtained from an individual for the purpose of a genetic test after

the purpose for which the sample was obtained is accomplished.

(c)

The department shall retain the results of a genetic

test.

The results of a genetic test are confidential under Section

40.005.

SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2026, any testing

laboratory used by the Department of Family and Protective Services

shall destroy all genetic material and delete genetic information

as required by Section 40.084, Human Resources Code, as added by

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4377 was passed by the House on May

10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4377 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor