By: Cook, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Middleton) H.B. No. 969
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2023;
May 11, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
HughesX
PaxtonX
BettencourtX
BirdwellX
LaMantiaX
MenéndezX
MiddletonX
ParkerX
PerryX
SchwertnerX
ZaffiriniX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders;
authorizing a civil penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 157, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter K to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER K. LOCAL REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 157.551. CIVIL PENALTY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD
CUSTODY ORDER. A municipality or county in this state may adopt an
ordinance or order that imposes a civil penalty of not more than
$500 for engaging in conduct described by Section 25.03, Penal
Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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