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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB5494Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements.
Direction
Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
=No change to abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Expands legal recognition of intended parents (including unmarried and non-genetic) in assisted reproduction and gestational agreements, including for children conceived via IVF and embryos, without creating fetal personhood or restricting abortion or IVF.
"Intended parent" means a married or unmarried individual who manifests an intent to be the legal parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction, regardless of whether either individual has a genetic relationship with the child.
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Custody & supportpaternityAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 70%
Updates rules for establishing parentage via assisted reproduction and gestational agreements to include unmarried individuals and non-genetic intended parents, expanding options for recognizing legal parentage outside traditional marriage or biology.
If an individual, with the intent to be the parent of a resulting child, consents to assisted reproduction under Section 160.704, the individual is the parent of a resulting child, regardless of whether the individual provided gametes for the assisted reproduction and notwithstanding Section 160.201 or any other law.
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Custody & supportcustody parenting timeAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 70%
Broadens who can be recognized as legal parents in gestational agreements and assisted reproduction (including unmarried intended parents and via post-birth evidence of intent), facilitating more inclusive establishment of parent-child relationships without restricting parental rights.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or another law, a parent-child relationship exists between an intended parent and a child by an adjudication confirming the intended parent as a parent of the child born to a gestational mother under a gestational agreement if the gestational agreement is validated under this subchapter or enforceable under other law.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Texas Family Code provisions on assisted reproduction and gestational agreements to use gender-neutral language, recognize unmarried intended parents, remove requirements for marriage or genetic ties in some cases, and update consent and validation rules for parentage. These changes substantively address parentage establishment in the context of IVF and surrogacy but do not involve abortion restrictions, fetal personhood grants, transgender issues, firearms, or immigration. No provisions change custody disputes between parents, support calculations, or other custody-support sub
Related bills
SB335Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB232Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures.↑Expands abortion access Filed
HB348Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade le↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HB438Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-22 14:00 · Hearing · House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee Hearing E1.014