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TX HB 5494

died on adjournment

Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 5494 pass?

No. TX HB 5494 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-14): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX HB 5494 about?

TX HB 5494 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 5494?

Bryant is the primary sponsor of TX HB 5494.

Introduced
2025-04-07
Latest action
2025-05-14 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bryantprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-07

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-04-22

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-05-08

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-05-08

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  11. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-13

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  13. 2025-05-13

    Committee report distributed

  14. 2025-05-14

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05400_HB05499/HB 5494.xml

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