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IntroducedHB4048 · 2026 Regular Session · Updated January 14, 2026

To prohibit placement of children in unlicensed organizations

Filed by Elias Coop-Gonzalez(R · District HD-067)Official link pending verification

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The purpose of this bill is to create the crime of sale or barter of a child for adoption and the prohibition of placement of children for adoption by an unlicensed person or organization and create criminal penalties.

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January 14, 2026 · House
To Judiciary
January 14, 2026 · House
Introduced in House
January 14, 2026 · House
To House Judiciary
January 14, 2026 · House

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