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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5494: Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5494 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to parentage resulting from assisted reproduction and gestational agreements. Primary sponsor: John Bryant (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John BryantPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse114

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably as substituted
  5. Committee substitute considered in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Recalled from subcommittee
  8. Left pending in subcommittee
  9. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  10. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  11. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  12. Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source