87R3269 MLH-F
By: Minjarez H.B. No. 683
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
younger than one year old [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.