HB 3759
bill raises the safe-haven age to under one year
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers and the termination of parental rights to those children.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Up from 60 days or younger.
The bill raises the age limit for Texas's safe-haven law, so a parent can leave a baby who appears younger than one year, instead of 60 days or younger, with a designated emergency infant care provider or in a newborn safety device. It touches parents who give up infants this way, and the hospitals and other providers that must take the child without a court order. It also states that a parent who leaves a child this way is considered to have voluntarily given up parental rights, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 4, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3759 · 2025-03-04
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ITEM
relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers and the termination of parental rights to those children.
WHAT IT DOES
Up from 60 days or younger.
The bill raises the age limit for Texas's safe-haven law, so a parent can leave a baby who appears younger than one year, instead of 60 days or younger, with a designated emergency infant care provider or in a newborn safety device. It touches parents who give up infants this way, and the hospitals and other providers that must take the child without a court order. It also states that a parent who leaves a child this way is considered to have voluntarily given up parental rights, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Derived from itemized gifts, Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$113,206 raised in 4 of 4 reports since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure. Partial total. Regular reports do not cover Jul 9, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025, Aug 15, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025.
$220,212 spent since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
$54,238 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 4, 2025
03/26/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
SB 1792 by Middleton (identical)
Subjects
Family--Child Protection
Minors--Health & Safety
Women
PARENTAL RIGHTS
Text
The text as introduced · 198 words
89R10295 DNC-D By: Schatzline H.B. No. 3759 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers and the termination of parental rights to those children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 262.302, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) 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 [ 60 days ] old [ or younger ] if: (1) the child is voluntarily delivered to the provider by the child's parent by: (A) leaving the child with an employee of the provider; or (B) placing the child in a newborn safety device located inside the provider's facilities; and (2) the parent did not express an intent to return for the child. (a-1) A parent who voluntarily delivers the parent's child to a designated emergency infant care provider under Subsection (a) is considered to have voluntarily relinquished the parent's parental rights to the child. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.