TO: | Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1228 by Dukes (Relating to consideration by the court of sexual abuse and conduct that constitutes sexual assault in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Family Code as it relates to sexual abuse in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. The bill would require a court to consider certain factors, as described, when making certain decisions relating to custody, possession, or access to a child. To the extent the bill would amend court procedures, no significant fiscal implication to the court system statewide is anticipated. It is not anticipated that the bill will have a significant fiscal impact on the Department of Family and Protective Services.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | UP, AM, CL
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