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Legislation 2005

BILLS AMENDING TEXAS FAMILY CODE FINALLY PASSED
HB 164 Berman
Estes
Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct related to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the distribution and retail sales of pseudophedrine.
Bill History: 08-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 201 Goodman
Van de Putte
Relating to the eligibility of a spouse for spousal maintenance in a suit for dissolution of a marriage.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 202 Goodman
Harris
Relating to certain marital property agreements.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 203 Goodman
Harris
Relating to consideration of taxes in the division of property in the dissolution of a marriage.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 204 Goodman
Harris
Relating to inheritance rights of adopted adults
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 209 Goodman
Harris
Relating to consideration of taxes in the division of property in the dissolution of a marriage.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 248 Goodman
Harris
Relating to the amendment of certain qualified domestic relations orders.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 252 Goodman
Harris
Relating to the use of parenting plans and parenting coordinators in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 260 Goodman
Averitt
Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Bill History: 06-18-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 261 Goodman
Wentworth
Relating to possession of or access to a grandchild.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 270 Farrar
Zaffirini
Relating to court-ordered access to a child by the child's sibling.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 307 Goodman Relating to court-ordered representation in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 383 Dutton
Hinojosa
Relating to the right of certain persons to discipline a child.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 401 Villarreal
Averitt
Relating to creation of a volunteer income tax assistance pilot program for persons who owe delinquent child support.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 409 Goodman Relating to the appeal of certain orders regarding children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 410 Goodman
Harris
Relating to the property interests of spouses in connection with certain separate and community property.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 418 Turner
Whitmire
Relating to an exception to the 72-hour waiting period for a marriage ceremony for certain individuals.
Bill History: 06-18-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 614 Puente Relating to foster care payments for certain children.
Bill History: 05-27-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 657 Bonnen
Averitt
Relating to terminating the parent-child relationship of a parent convicted of certain crimes.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 678 Goodman Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.
Bill History: 05-27-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 798 Uresti
Van de Putte
Relating to release of a child taken into protective custody by a law enforcement or juvenile probation officer.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 801 Uresti Relating to training for Department of Family and Protective Services personnel receiving reports of child abuse and neglect.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 802 Uresti Relating to the investigation of certain reports of child abuse and neglect.
Bill History: 05-17-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 858 Kolkhorst
Armbrister
Relating to the issuance of a marriage license to applicants who are unable to personally appear before the county clerk.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 867 Allen, Ray
Shapiro
Relating to the registration and supervision of sex offenders.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1059 Naishtat
Wentworth
Relating to certain findings required for the issuance of a protective order again family violence.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1174 Dutton
Wentworth
Relating to attorney's fees and costs in a proceeding to enforce an order for the possession of or access to a child.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1179 Dutton
Harris
Relating to attorney's fees and costs in a proceeding to enforce an order for the possession of or access to a child.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1182 Dutton
Wentworth
Relating to the issuance of an administrative write of withholding for the enforcement of a child support obligation.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1238 Paxton
Wentworth
Relating to distribution of certain child support payments by the state disbursement unit.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1575 Dutton
West, Royce
Relating to juvenile delinquency.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1685 Dukes Relating to the establishment of an interagency coordinating council for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1970 Raymond Relating to reports and investigation of child abuse and neglect.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1999 Van Arsdale
Lindsay
Relating to the preparation of medical history reports by parents who relinquish children for adoption.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 2018 Swinford Relating to nonsubstantive additions and corrections in enacted codes.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 2231 Reyna
Deuell
Relating to the payment of child support to an individual with actual primary possession of the child.
Bill History: 05-30-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 2331 Morrison
Nelson
Relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 2408 Bonnen
Wentworth
Relating to delivery to an employer of an order or writ for the withholding of child support from an employee's earnings.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 2668 Dutton
Wentworth
Relating to a prohibition a private entity performing functions and duties of a local child support registry.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 3531 Jackson, Jim
Harris
Relating to the Dallas County district and county courts administration and court services.
Bill History: 10-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HCR 153 Dutton
West, Royce
Requesting the revision of the Family Code.
Bill History: 06-18-05 G Earliest effective date
HJR 6 Chisum
Staples
Relating to providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman.
Bill History: 11-08-05 G Election date
SB 6 Chisum
Staples
Relating to protective services.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 411 Whitmire
Hamric
Relating to the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and the abolition of the Board of Barber Examiners and the Cosmetology Commission.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 1147 HarrisHartnett Relating to the appointment of visiting associate judges.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 1151 Harris
Goodman
Relating to the use of a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 1275 Jackson, Mike
Davis, John
Relating to the issuance of certain court orders to protect victims of family violence.
Bill History: 06-17-05 G Earliest effective date

OTHER BILLS OF INTEREST TO FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS
FINALLY PASSED

HB 75 Hope
Duncan
Relating to the selection of a jury in criminal cases and civil cases
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 81 Riddle Relating to release by the comptroller of unclaimed property subject to a child support lien.
Bill History: 05-27-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 204 Goodman
Harris
Relating to inheritance rights of adopted adults
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 230 Hartnett Relating to grounds for the removal of a guardian
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 231 Hartnett Relating to trial by special judge in civil and family law cases
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 240 Goolsby Relating to the right of an adopted person to have access to that person's original birth certificate
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 282 Hope Relating to the funding of alternative dispute resolution systems
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 330 Berman Relating to exempting health savings accounts from seizure for satisfaction of debts
Bill History: 05-24-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 404 Villarreal Relating to the membership of the Family and Protective Services Council
Bill History: 05-27-05 G Eariest effective date
HB 550 Phillips
Seliger
Relating to the preparation of a presentence report in a felony case
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 705 Castro
Zaffarini
Relating to the disposition of seized weapons
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 877 Talton Relating to certain complaints and records with respect to certain child-care facilities and family homes.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1186 Hartnett Relating to testamentary and nontestamentary transfers of property and other benefits
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1294 Rose Relating to permissive interlocutory appeals in civil actions
Bill History: 06-18-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1316 sedler Relating to immunization requirements for children in regulated child-care facilities
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 1642 Hartnett Relating to the appointment of interpreters for judicial proceedings
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
HB 2200 Thompson
Carona
Relating to the appointment of certified court interpreters
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 40 Zaffirini Relating to permanency planning procedures for children residing in state institutions
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 419 Nelson
Solomons
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of Medical Examiners
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 984 Van de Putte Relating to a feasibility study regarding the provision of financial incentives to individuals who undergo training for child protective services.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
SB 1377 Staples Relating to the maximum amount of certain fees imposed by the secretary of state in connection with the adoption of a child in another country.
Bill History: 09-01-05 G Earliest effective date
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