H.B. No. 969
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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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 969 was passed by the House on May 9,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 969 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor