HB 2603
AN ACT relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Requires the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to help elderly individuals obtain protective orders against family members or residents who have committed physical or verbal abuse. When an elderly person requests assistance, the department must support them in obtaining a temporary ex parte order to exclude the abusive individual from their residence. The law aims to provide a clear pathway for elderly persons to seek protection and legal recourse in cases of family violence.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 48.008 to read as follows: Sec. 48.008. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING CERTAIN ORDERS. (a) In this section, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code. (b) The department shall provide to an elderly person at the elderly person's request assistance in obtaining a temporary ex parte order under Section 83.006, Family Code, to exclude from the elderly person's residence an individual who has committed an act of physical or verbal abuse against the elderly person that is alleged to constitute family violence. (c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Aging and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Casey Haney
Luis Saenz
Drew Deberry
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in
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