88R5627 BDP-D     By: Thimesch H.B. No. 2439       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the individuals to whom notice and information must be   provided after the Department of Family and Protective Services or   another agency takes possession of a child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 262.109(d), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (d)  The written notice may be waived by the court at the   initial hearing:                (1)  on a showing that:                      (A)  the parents, conservators, or other   custodians of the child could not be located; or                      (B)  the department took possession of the child   under Subchapter D; [or]                (2)  if the court finds that the alleged father   committed the offense of trafficking of persons as defined by   Article 56B.003, Code of Criminal Procedure, against the mother of   the child; or                (3)  for other good cause.          SECTION 2.  Section 262.1095(c), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  The department is not required to provide information to   an individual if:                (1)  the individual has received service of citation   under Section 102.009; [or if]                (2)  the department determines providing information   is inappropriate because the individual has a criminal history or a   history of family violence; or                (3)  the department is aware or believes that the   alleged father committed the offense of trafficking of persons as   defined by Article 56B.003, Code of Criminal Procedure, against the   mother of the child.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after   the effective date of this Act. A suit affecting the parent-child   relationship filed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date   of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.