Monitoring the Session

HB 737

Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" CamposDHouse 119

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The bill sets a deadline for the state vital statistics unit to send out the results of a paternity registry search.

The bill sets a deadline for the state vital statistics unit to send out the results of a paternity registry search. Right now the unit must furnish a certificate on request, and under this bill it must do so no later than the 10th day after it receives the request. This touches the vital statistics unit and the people, courts and agencies that ask for these searches, starting with requests made on or after September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2301 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB737 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" CamposDHouse 119

ITEM

relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

WHAT IT DOES

The bill sets a deadline for the state vital statistics unit to send out the results of a paternity registry search.

The bill sets a deadline for the state vital statistics unit to send out the results of a paternity registry search. Right now the unit must furnish a certificate on request, and under this bill it must do so no later than the 10th day after it receives the request. This touches the vital statistics unit and the people, courts and agencies that ask for these searches, starting with requests made on or after September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Elizabeth "Liz" Campos

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$58KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$54KTexas Medical Association Political Action Committee$26K

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 · Oct 28, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$58,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$58,000.00

Cash
$58,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$58,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 30, 2026 to Sep 29, 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: 101041279, 101072570.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$54,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$54,000.00

Cash
$54,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$54,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 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: 100987685, 101012359, 101033794, 101036103, 101041279, 101069980.

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee$26,223.56

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee

$26,223.56

Cash
$25,500.00
Paid by others
$723.56
Total
$26,223.56
fundraiser $597.31food $126.25

Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 2, 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: 100987685, 101012359, 101041279, 101062186.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Sands PAC

$58,000.00

Cash
$58,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$58,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 30, 2026 to Sep 29, 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: 101041279, 101072570.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$54,000.00

Cash
$54,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$54,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 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: 100987685, 101012359, 101033794, 101036103, 101041279, 101069980.

×

Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee

$26,223.56

Cash
$25,500.00
Paid by others
$723.56
Total
$26,223.56
fundraiser $597.31food $126.25

Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 2, 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: 100987685, 101012359, 101041279, 101062186.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

89R HB 2301

by Rep. Campos, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 20, 2025: Referred to Health & Human Services

Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Family--Parent & Child

Text

The text as introduced · 182 words

90R4154 AMF-D

By: Campos
H.B. No. 737

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 160.422(a), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) The vital statistics unit shall furnish a certificate of

the results of a search of the registry not later than the 10th day

after the date of the receipt of a [ on ] request by an individual, a

court, or an agency listed in Section 160.412(b).

SECTION 2. Section 160.422, Family Code, as amended by this

Act, applies only to a request for a search of the state registry of

paternity made on or after the effective date of this Act. A

request for a search of the state registry of paternity made before

the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on

the date the request was made, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.