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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 77(R)

SENATE BILL 140  

SENATE AUTHOR: Moncrief

EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01         

HOUSE SPONSOR: Naishtat

Senate Bill 140 amends the Family Code to create a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of a child to award sole managing conservatorship, the exclusive right to determine a child's primary residence, or unsupervised visitation to a parent regarding whom there is credible evidence of a history of past or present child neglect or physical or sexual abuse or sexual assault against the other parent, a spouse, or a child.