83R6608 MCK-F
By: Rodriguez of Bexar H.B. No. 2776
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to standing for certain individuals to file a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 102.006(c), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The limitations on filing suit imposed by this section
do not apply to a person related to the child within the fourth
degree by consanguinity as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter
573, Government Code, [an adult sibling of the child, a grandparent
of the child, an aunt who is a sister of a parent of the child, or an
uncle who is a brother of a parent of the child] if the person [adult
sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle] files an original suit or a
suit for modification requesting managing conservatorship or
adoption of the child not later than the 90th day after the date the
parent-child relationship between the child and the parent is
terminated in a suit filed by the Department of Family and
Protective Services requesting the termination of the parent-child
relationship.
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.