House Bill 422
House Author: VanDeaver et al.
Effective: 6-13-23
Senate Sponsor: Perry et al.
House Bill 422 amends the Family Code to replace the authorization for a detention hearing in a juvenile case to be held using interactive video equipment if agreed to by the child and the child's attorney with an authorization for such a hearing to be conducted as a remote proceeding, with no need for consent of the parties unless the United States or Texas Constitution requires consent. The bill authorizes a juvenile court to allow or require an individual to participate in a detention hearing conducted as a remote proceeding and requires a juvenile court judge to submit a plan for conducting such hearings remotely to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.