Bill Text: TX HB2323 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-02 - Laid on the table subject to call [HB2323 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2323-Introduced.html
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By: N. Gonzalez of El Paso | H.B. No. 2323 |
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relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective | ||
services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 48.208(e-2), Human Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(e-2) The court, after notice and a hearing, may extend an | ||
emergency order issued under this section for a period of not more | ||
than 30 days after the date the original emergency order for | ||
protective services would otherwise expire under Subsection (e) | ||
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cause shown, may grant a second extension of an emergency order of | ||
not more than an additional 30 days. The court may not grant more | ||
than two extensions of the original emergency order. An extension | ||
order that ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is | ||
automatically extended to 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business | ||
day. The court may modify or terminate the emergency order on | ||
petition of the department, the incapacitated person, or any person | ||
interested in the person's welfare. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |