88R512 MCK-D
By: Cook H.B. No. 658
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to immunity from civil and criminal liability for certain
Department of Family and Protective Services contractors who
participate in a child abuse or neglect investigation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 261.106(b), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Immunity from civil and criminal liability extends to an
authorized volunteer or contractor of the department or a law
enforcement officer who participates at the request of the
department in an investigation of alleged or suspected abuse or
neglect or in an action arising from an investigation if the person
was acting in good faith and in the scope of the person's
responsibilities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.