H.B. No. 891
AN ACT
relating to the use of expert testimony in certain suits affecting
the parent-child relationship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 104.008, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a person from
offering an expert opinion regarding the qualifications of,
reliability of the methodology used by, or relevance of the
information obtained by a person who has conducted a custody
evaluation relating to the child under Subchapter D, Chapter 107,
as long as the person's testimony does not violate Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or
after the effective date of this Act. A suit affecting the
parent-child relationship filed before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the suit is filed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 891 was passed by the House on May 6,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 891 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor