TITLE: Relating to the duration of protective orders issued in cases of family violence against persons who are subsequently confined or imprisoned.

SUMMARY: Relating to the duration of protective orders issued in cases of family violence against persons who are subsequently confined or imprisoned.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the duration of protective orders issued in cases of family violence against persons who are subsequently confined or imprisoned. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 85.025(c), Family Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) If a person who is the subject of a protective order is confined or imprisoned on the date the protective order would expire under Subsection (a) or (a-1), or if the protective order would expire not later than the first anniversary of the date the person is released from confinement or imprisonment, the period for which the order is effective is extended, and the order expires on:(1) the first anniversary of the date the person is released from confinement or imprisonment,if the person was sentenced to confinement or imprisonment for more than five years; or (2) the second anniversary of the date the person is released from confinement or imprisonment, if the person was sentenced to confinement or imprisonment for five years or less.SECTION 2. Section 85.025(c), Family Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a protective order issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A protective order issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order is issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 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.