Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB950 by Uresti (Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 153 of the Family Code to expand a certain rebuttable presumption regarding the best interest of a child. The bill also expands the circumstances when a court may decline to enter a judgment on a mediated settlement agreement.
The Office of Court Administration anticipates no significant fiscal impact to the state court system resulting from this bill.
The bill would go into effect on September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal impact to local courts is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council