Texas HB5149 restricts the use of DNA samples from children under the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB5149 amends the Family Code to prohibit the Department of Family and Protective Services from using DNA samples from children in its care to search a DNA database for paternity determinations without the written consent of the child's biological mother. This law takes effect on September 1, 2025.
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