By: Manuel, Thierry, Rose, Ordaz H.B. No. 2093
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the minimum duration of a protective order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.025(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an order
under this subtitle is effective:
(1) for a [the] period of not less than six months and
not more than two years stated in the order [, not to exceed two
years]; or
(2) if a period is not stated in the order, until the
second anniversary of the date the order was issued.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a protective order rendered on or after the effective date of
this Act. A protective order rendered before the effective date of
this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order was
rendered, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.