BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 4086 |
By: Muņoz, Jr. |
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, a party to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship may request a de novo hearing before the referring court under certain circumstances. C.S.H.B. 4086 seeks to amend the law relating to those circumstances.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 4086 amends the Family Code to authorize a party to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to request a de novo hearing concerning a temporary order by an associate judge before the referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a written request not later than the third working day after the date the party receives notice of the rendering of the temporary order. |
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 4086 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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