83R10598 SCL-F
By: N. Gonzalez of El Paso H.B. No. 2323
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective
services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.208(e-2), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e-2) The court, after notice and a hearing, may extend an
emergency order issued under this section for a period of not more
than 30 days after the date the original emergency order for
protective services would otherwise expire under Subsection (e)
[was rendered]. The court, after notice and a hearing and for good
cause shown, may grant a second extension of an emergency order of
not more than an additional 30 days. The court may not grant more
than two extensions of the original emergency order. An extension
order that ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is
automatically extended to 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business
day. The court may modify or terminate the emergency order on
petition of the department, the incapacitated person, or any person
interested in the person's welfare.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.