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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of a temporary ex parte protective |
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order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 83, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 83.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 83.0025. ENFORCEMENT OF TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. A |
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temporary ex parte order rendered under this chapter is enforceable |
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to the same extent and in the same manner as a final protective |
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order rendered under Chapter 85. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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temporary ex parte protective order rendered under Chapter 83, |
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Family Code, regardless of whether the order was rendered before, |
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on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |