Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

HB 2301 shortens the deadline for men to register as potential fathers in Texas' state paternity registry from 31 days to 14 days after a child's birth. It requires the vital statistics unit to notify registrants if they miss this deadline. The bill also adjusts the timing for adoption or parental rights petitioners to request a registry search, allowing it on or after the 15th day after birth (instead of the 32nd day). These changes apply only to children born on or after the bill's effective date, with prior cases governed by previous law.