BILL ANALYSIS |
H.B. 2021 |
By: Hunter |
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that applicants for a protective order are too often unable to receive a protective order that is effective for a period that exceeds two years when the person who is the subject of the protective order has committed an act constituting a felony offense involving family violence against the applicant or a member of the applicant's family or household. H.B. 2021 seeks to address this issue by providing for such a protective order under those circumstances, regardless of whether the person has been charged with or convicted of the offense.
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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
H.B. 2021 amends the Family Code to include a court finding that the person who is the subject of a family violence protective order committed an act constituting a felony offense involving family violence against the applicant or a member of the applicant's family or household, regardless of whether the person has been charged with or convicted of the offense, among the court findings that trigger a court's authority to render a protective order that is effective for a period that exceeds two years.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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