86R11791 EAS-D
By: Ramos H.B. No. 3021
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to informing the public about the availability of
provisions in protective orders regarding pets and other companion
animals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 81, Family Code, is amended by adding
Section 81.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 81.012. AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONS UNDER PROTECTIVE
ORDER. The attorney general and the State Bar of Texas shall
jointly develop information to provide to the public about the
provisions that may be included in a protective order, including
the ability of a court to render a protective order prohibiting a
party from removing a pet, companion animal, or assistance animal,
as defined by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code, from the
possession or actual or constructive care of a person named in the
order.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.