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1	1	88R3545 AMF-F
2	2	By: Vasut H.B. No. 1986
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the determination of the best interest of a child in
8	8	certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 153.002, Family Code, is amended to read
11	11	as follows:
12	12	Sec. 153.002. BEST INTEREST OF CHILD. (a) The best
13	13	interest of the child shall always be the primary consideration of
14	14	the court in determining the issues of conservatorship and
15	15	possession of and access to the child.
16	16	(b) In a suit by a nonparent requesting possession of or
17	17	access to a child, it is a rebuttable presumption that:
18	18	(1) a parent makes decisions in the best interest of
19	19	the parent's child; and
20	20	(2) it is in the best interest of a child to be raised
21	21	by the child's parents.
22	22	SECTION 2. Section 263.307(a), Family Code, is amended to
23	23	read as follows:
24	24	(a) In considering the factors established by this section:
25	25	(1) [,] the prompt and permanent placement of the
26	26	child in a safe environment is presumed to be in the child's best
27	27	interest; and
28	28	(2) the rebuttable presumption described by Section
29	29	153.002(b) applies when determining the best interest of a child.
30	30	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
31	31	suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a
32	32	trial court on the effective date of this Act or filed on or after
33	33	that date.
34	34	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.