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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sealing of certain court documents filed |
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electronically in a child protection suit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 262, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 262.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 262.011. SEALING OF COURT RECORDS FILED |
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ELECTRONICALLY. For purposes of determining whether to seal |
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documents in a suit under this subtitle, the court shall consider |
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documents filed through an electronic filing system in the same |
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manner as any other documents filed with the court, including the |
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sealing of an electronically filed document the court finds |
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contains sensitive data as defined by Rule 21c, Texas Rules of Civil |
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Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a |
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trial court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |