H.B. No. 1423
AN ACT
relating to the expiration of a protective order when the subject of
the protective order is confined or imprisoned.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.025, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) As soon as practicable after the release of a person who
is the subject of a protective order from confinement or
imprisonment, the Department of Public Safety shall update the
statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the
department to reflect the date that the order will expire following
the person's release.
SECTION 2. Section 85.026, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Each protective order issued under this subtitle must
specify when the order expires and must provide notice of any
extensions that may apply to a person who is the subject of the
order, as a result of any confinement or imprisonment of that
person.
SECTION 3. Section 85.025(d), Family Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to a protective order with respect to a person who
is the subject of the order and who is released from confinement or
imprisonment on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. Section 85.026(d), Family Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to a protective order issued on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1423 was passed by the House on May 2,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 8, 3 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1423 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor