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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duration of a protective order against family |
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violence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.025(a-1), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) The court may render a protective order applying only |
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to a person found to have committed family violence sufficient to |
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protect the applicant and members of the applicant's family or |
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household that is effective for a period that exceeds two years and |
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may be for the lives of the persons protected by the protective |
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order and the person who is the subject of the protective order [if |
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the court finds that the person who is the subject of the protective |
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order: |
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[(1) committed an act constituting a felony offense |
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involving family violence against the applicant or a member of the |
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applicant's family or household, regardless of whether the person |
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has been charged with or convicted of the offense; |
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[(2) caused serious bodily injury to the applicant or |
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a member of the applicant's family or household; or |
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[(3) was the subject of two or more previous |
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protective orders rendered: |
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[(A) to protect the person on whose behalf the |
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current protective order is sought; and |
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[(B) after a finding by the court that the |
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subject of the protective order has committed family violence]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 85.001(d), Family Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a protective order rendered on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A protective order rendered before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order is |
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rendered, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |