86R878 KJE-F
By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a protective order by default.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.006(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] court may
render a protective order that is binding on a respondent who does
not attend a hearing if:
(1) the respondent received service of the application
and notice of the hearing; and
(2) proof of service was filed with the court at least
48 hours before the time set for the hearing.
SECTION 2. Section 85.006(a), Family Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to an application for a protective order that
is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
for a protective order filed before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the application is
filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.