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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 104, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Sections 104.009 and 104.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 104.009. STATEMENT BY INDIVIDUAL UNDERGOING SUBSTANCE |
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USE DISORDER TREATMENT OR EVALUATION. In a suit affecting the |
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parent-child relationship, except for the purpose of impeachment, a |
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statement made by an individual undergoing voluntary or |
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court-ordered treatment for a substance use disorder or examination |
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for admission to such treatment is not admissible if the statement |
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was made to any person involved in the individual's treatment or |
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examination. |
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Sec. 104.010. STATEMENT BY INDIVIDUAL UNDERGOING MENTAL |
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HEALTH TREATMENT OR EVALUATION. In a suit affecting the |
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parent-child relationship, except for the purpose of impeachment, a |
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statement made by an individual undergoing voluntary or |
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court-ordered therapeutic treatment for a mental illness or |
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psychological examination for such treatment is not admissible if |
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the statement was made to any person involved in the individual's |
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treatment or examination. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A suit affecting the parent-child |
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relationship filed before that date is governed by the law in effect |
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on the date the suit was filed, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |