Bill Text: TX HB331 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to the sealing of certain court documents filed electronically in a child protection suit.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-15 - Effective immediately [HB331 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB331-Introduced.html

	84R726 MK-D

	By: Wu	H.B. No. 331



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the sealing of certain court documents filed
	electronically in a child protection suit.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 262, Family Code, is
	amended by adding Section 262.011 to read as follows:
	Sec. 262.011. SEALING OF COURT RECORDS FILED
	ELECTRONICALLY. For purposes of determining whether to seal
	documents in a suit under this subtitle, the court shall consider
	documents filed through an electronic filing system in the same
	manner as any other documents filed with the court, including the
	sealing of an electronically filed document the court finds
	contains sensitive data as defined by Rule 21c, Texas Rules of Civil
	Procedure.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
	suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a
	trial court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. 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, 2015.