1-1 By: Schechter (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) H.B. No. 546
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 18, 1993;
1-3 March 22, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 11, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 11, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Henderson x
1-9 Harris of Tarrant x
1-10 Brown x
1-11 Harris of Dallas x
1-12 Luna x
1-13 Parker x
1-14 West x
1-15 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: West
1-16 Amend HB 546 as follows:
1-17 On page 1, line 29 delete "or another child"
1-18 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-19 AN ACT
1-20 relating to an emergency order to protect a child.
1-21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-22 SECTION 1. Section 17.02(d), Family Code, is amended to read
1-23 as follows:
1-24 (d) In determining whether there is an immediate danger to
1-25 the physical health or safety of a child, the court may consider
1-26 whether the person who has possession of the child has:
1-27 (1) abused or neglected another child in a manner that
1-28 caused serious injury to or the death of the other child; or
1-29 (2) sexually abused another child or another person.
1-30 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-31 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-32 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-33 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-34 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-35 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-36 * * * * *
1-37 Austin,
1-38 Texas
1-39 May 11, 1993
1-40 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-41 President of the Senate
1-42 Sir:
1-43 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B. No.
1-44 546, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
1-45 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
1-46 pass, as amended, and be printed.
1-47 Henderson,
1-48 Chairman
1-49 * * * * *
1-50 WITNESSES
1-51 FOR AGAINST ON
1-52 ___________________________________________________________________
1-53 FOR AGAINST ON
1-54 ___________________________________________________________________
1-55 Name: Ramona John x
1-56 Representing: Self
1-57 City: Houston
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1-59 Name: Shannon Noble x
1-60 Representing: Tx Network of Youth Services
1-61 City: Austin
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