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| 1 | 1 | 89R17917 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dutton H.B. No. 5143 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a prohibition on the referral of a suit affecting the | |
| 10 | 10 | parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity to a court | |
| 11 | 11 | designated as a juvenile court in certain counties. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Chapter 103, Family Code, is amended by adding | |
| 14 | 14 | Section 103.004 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 103.004. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS. (a) In | |
| 16 | 16 | this section, "dual status child" has the meaning assigned by | |
| 17 | 17 | Section 51.02. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) A court in a county that has a population of 3.3 million | |
| 19 | 19 | or more may not transfer any aspect of a suit filed by a | |
| 20 | 20 | governmental entity under Subtitle E to a court designated as a | |
| 21 | 21 | juvenile court in the county, regardless of whether a dual status | |
| 22 | 22 | child is a subject of the suit. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | |
| 24 | 24 | suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a | |
| 25 | 25 | trial court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or | |
| 26 | 26 | after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |