86R3111 TSS-F
By: Smithee H.B. No. 1285
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exemptions to reporting and list requirements for
certain attorneys ad litem, guardians ad litem, mediators, and
guardians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 36.003, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 36.003. EXEMPTION. The reporting requirements of
Section 36.004 do not apply to:
(1) a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute
resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code;
(2) information made confidential under state or
federal law, including applicable rules;
(3) a guardian ad litem or other person appointed
under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code; [or]
(4) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office
established under Chapter 203, Family Code;
(5) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or
receipt of compensation; or
(6) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a
nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the
indigent.
SECTION 2. Section 37.002, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 37.002. EXEMPTION. The appointment requirements of
Section 37.004 do not apply to:
(1) a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute
resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code;
(2) a guardian ad litem or other person appointed
under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code;
(3) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office
established under Chapter 203, Family Code; [or]
(4) a person other than an attorney or a private
professional guardian appointed to serve as a guardian as defined
by Section 1002.012, Estates Code;
(5) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or
receipt of compensation; or
(6) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus
attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a
nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the
indigent.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.