89R15919 AMF-F
By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 5628
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 153.002, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 153.002. BEST INTEREST OF CHILD. The best interest of
the child shall always be the primary consideration of the court in
determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of and
access to the child, including in a suit affecting the parent-child
relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E.
SECTION 2. Section 153.002, Family Code, as amended by this
Act, is intended only to clarify existing law with respect to the
court's consideration of the best interest of the child in a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental
entity under Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.