2025S0049-1 01/29/25
By: Sparks S.B. No. 1093
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to procedures and required findings in certain suits
affecting the parent-child relationship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 263.002, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) In making the required findings under Subsection (c),
the court shall include the findings in a separate section of its
order and enumerate with specificity the facts and the
circumstances that serve as the basis for the court's findings.
Merely citing the record of the proceedings or incorporating it by
reference is insufficient to meet the requirements of this
subsection.
SECTION 2. Section 263.306, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-2) If the court determines under Subsection (a-1)(6)
that the child's parents are unwilling or unable to provide the
child with a safe environment, the court shall include in a separate
section of its order written findings describing with specificity
the facts and the circumstances that serve as the basis for the
court's determination that the child's parents are unwilling or
unable to provide the child with a safe environment. Merely citing
the record of the proceedings or incorporating it by reference is
insufficient to meet the requirements of this subsection.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an
action that is pending on or filed on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.