| 1 | 1 | | By: Manuel, Thierry, Rose, Ordaz H.B. No. 2093 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the minimum duration of a protective order. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 85.025(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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| 9 | 9 | | read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an order |
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| 11 | 11 | | under this subtitle is effective: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) for a [the] period of not less than six months and |
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| 13 | 13 | | not more than two years stated in the order [, not to exceed two |
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| 14 | 14 | | years]; or |
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| 15 | 15 | | (2) if a period is not stated in the order, until the |
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| 16 | 16 | | second anniversary of the date the order was issued. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 18 | 18 | | to a protective order rendered on or after the effective date of |
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| 19 | 19 | | this Act. A protective order rendered before the effective date of |
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| 20 | 20 | | this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order was |
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| 21 | 21 | | rendered, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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| 22 | 22 | | purpose. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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