Amend CSHB 1878 as follows:
(1) On page 7, strike lines 3 through 10 and substitute the following:
Sec. 160.633. HEARINGS; INSPECTION OF RECORDS. (a) A [On
the request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may order
a] proceeding under this subchapter is open [closed] to the public
as in other civil cases.
(b) Papers [A final order in a proceeding under this
subchapter is available for public inspection. Other papers] and
records in a proceeding under this subchapter are available for
public inspection [only with the consent of the parties or on order
of the court for good cause].
(2) On page 12, after line 13, insert the following:
(d) The change in law made by this Act to Section 160.633,
Family Code, applies to a suit affecting the parent-child
relationship filed before, on, or after the effective date of this
Act. A court order rendered before the effective date of this Act
providing for the sealing of records in a proceeding is governed by
the law in effect on the date the court order was rendered, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.