TO:	Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2924 by Dutton (Relating to certain grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.), As Passed 2nd House

The bill would amend the Family Code to provide that a court may not order the termination of the parent-child relationship unless the petition for the termination is filed not later than the first anniversary of the date the Department of Family and Protective Services or an equivalent agency in another state was granted managing conservatorship of a child in certain cases.

The bill would also amend the Family Code to remove from a court's consideration in finding aggravating circumstances whether a parent's parental rights with regard to another child have been involuntarily terminated based on a finding that the parent's conduct violated certain Family Code provisions or whether the parent's parental rights with regard to another child of the parent have been involuntarily terminated.

Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.