SB 1792
safe-surrender age goes from 60 days to 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
Providers must take a child who appears younger than one year old.
This bill raises the age limit for Texas's safe-surrender law, so a designated emergency infant care provider must take a child who appears younger than one year old instead of 60 days or younger. It touches parents who leave a baby with a provider's employee or in a newborn safety device, and the providers that must accept the child without a court order. It also says a parent who drops off a child this way is treated as having voluntarily given up parental rights, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the Senate Health & Human Services committee on Mar 26, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1792 · 2025-03-03
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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
Providers must take a child who appears younger than one year old.
This bill raises the age limit for Texas's safe-surrender law, so a designated emergency infant care provider must take a child who appears younger than one year old instead of 60 days or younger. It touches parents who leave a baby with a provider's employee or in a newborn safety device, and the providers that must accept the child without a court order. It also says a parent who drops off a child this way is treated as having voluntarily given up parental rights, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Health & Human Services
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 6, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,140,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$1,140,000.00
- Cash
- $1,140,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $1,140,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$1,140,000.00
- Cash
- $1,140,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $1,140,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 3, 2025
03/26/2025 S Left pending in committee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 3759 by Schatzline (identical)
Subjects
Family--Child Protection
Minors--Health & Safety
Women
PARENTAL RIGHTS
Text
The text as introduced · 198 words
89R10295 DNC-D By: Middleton S.B. No. 1792 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.