HB 782

relating to the transfer of a protective order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 85.064(a) and (b), Family Code, are
(a)  If a protective order was rendered before the filing of
a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the
parent-child relationship or while the suit is pending as provided
by Section 85.062, the court that rendered the order shall [may], on
the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, transfer the
protective order to the court having jurisdiction of the suit [if
the court makes the finding prescribed by Subsection (c)].
(b)  If a protective order that affects a party's right to
possession of or access to a child is rendered after the date a
final order was rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child
relationship, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion,
the court shall [may] transfer the protective order to the court of
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction [if the court makes the finding
SECTION 2.  Section 85.064(c), Family Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3.  Section 85.064, Family Code, as amended by this
Act, applies only to a motion to transfer a protective order that is
made on or after the effective date of this Act.  A motion made
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect on the date the motion was made, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.