Bill Text: TX HB2124 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the procedures for identifying and notifying relevant federal agencies about certain child abuse and neglect investigations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-01 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB2124 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2124-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 2124 |
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relating to the procedures for identifying and notifying relevant | ||
federal agencies about certain child abuse and neglect | ||
investigations. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 261.301, Family Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: | ||
(j) In an investigation of a report of abuse or neglect | ||
allegedly committed by a person responsible for a child's care, | ||
custody, or welfare, the department shall determine whether the | ||
person is an active duty member of the United States armed forces or | ||
the spouse of a member on active duty. If the department determines | ||
the person is an active duty member of the United States armed | ||
forces or the spouse of a member on active duty, the department | ||
shall notify the United States Department of Defense Family | ||
Advocacy Program at the closest active duty military installation | ||
of the investigation. | ||
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section | ||
261.301, Family Code, apply only to a report of abuse or neglect | ||
made on or after the effective date of this Act. A report made | ||
before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the | ||
report was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that | ||
purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 2124 was passed by the House on April | ||
13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 4, 3 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 2124 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |