By Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2591
77R7787 KLA-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the requirement that a parent provide certain
1-3 information to the other parent of the child; providing a penalty.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 153.076, Family Code, is amended by
1-6 amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read
1-7 as follows:
1-8 (d) A parent who provides notice of a change in residence
1-9 and address information under Section 105.006(b) to the other
1-10 parent shall maintain a record of the notice provided to the other
1-11 parent and of the manner in which the notice was provided.
1-12 (e) A person commits an offense if the person fails to
1-13 provide:
1-14 (1) the notice required by Subsection (b) in the
1-15 manner required by Subsection [Subsections (b) and] (c); or
1-16 (2) the notice of residence and address information
1-17 required by Section 105.006(a)(2) in the manner required by Section
1-18 105.006(b) to the other parent of the person's child.
1-19 (f) An offense under this section [subsection] is a Class B
1-20 [C] misdemeanor.
1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-22 SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act to Section
1-23 153.076, Family Code, applies only to an offense committed on or
1-24 after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this
2-1 section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this
2-2 Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.
2-3 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
2-4 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
2-5 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.