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| 1 | 1 | 87R11563 EAS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dutton H.B. No. 3284 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to de novo review of certain juvenile matters referred to | |
| 8 | 8 | juvenile court masters in Harris County. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 54, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 54.821 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 54.821. DE NOVO HEARING. A finding or recommendation | |
| 13 | 13 | in a juvenile court master's report relating to any aspect of a | |
| 14 | 14 | juvenile matter referred to the master and brought under Title 3 or | |
| 15 | 15 | Title 5, Family Code, or in connection with Rule 308a, Texas Rules | |
| 16 | 16 | of Civil Procedure, is subject to de novo review by the judge of the | |
| 17 | 17 | referring court in the same manner as a case referred to an | |
| 18 | 18 | associate judge under Subchapter D, Chapter 201, Family Code, is | |
| 19 | 19 | reviewed. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. Section 54.821, Government Code, as added by | |
| 21 | 21 | this Act, applies only to a juvenile matter referred to a juvenile | |
| 22 | 22 | court master under Subchapter K, Chapter 54, Government Code, on or | |
| 23 | 23 | after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |