87R4705 BDP-D
By: Pacheco H.B. No. 1334
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children.
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
90 [60] days old or younger if the child is voluntarily delivered to
the provider by the child's parent and the parent did not express an
intent to return for the child.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.