87R11871 LHC-D
By: Neave H.B. No. 3994
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the modification of a disposition by a juvenile court
after a child's violation of a condition of probation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 54.05, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (n) to read as follows:
(n) If a court finds after a hearing to modify disposition
that a child violated a condition of probation by engaging in
conduct that does not violate a penal law of this state, the court
may not modify the disposition by ordering the placement of the
child in a juvenile facility solely because of the violation unless
the conduct indicates that the child may be dangerous to the child's
self or may threaten the safety of the public.
SECTION 2. Section 54.05(n), Family Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after September 1,
2021. Conduct that occurred before September 1, 2021, is governed
by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, conduct occurred before September 1, 2021, if any
element of the conduct occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.