By: VanDeaver, Burns, Cain H.B. No. 422         (Senate Sponsor - Perry)          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2023;   May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal   Justice; May 17, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable   Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0;   May 17, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 422 By:  Hinojosa         COMMITTEE VOTE              YeaNayAbsentPNV          WhitmireX          FloresX          BettencourtX          HinojosaX          HuffmanX          KingX          MilesX     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to remotely conducting detention hearings in juvenile   cases.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 54.012, Family Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 54.012.  REMOTE CONDUCT [INTERACTIVE VIDEO RECORDING]   OF DETENTION HEARING.          SECTION 2.  Section 54.012, Family Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and   (e) to read as follows:          (a)  A detention hearing under Section 54.01 may be conducted   as a remote proceeding [held using interactive video equipment]   if[:                [(1)  the child and the child's attorney agree to the   video hearing; and                [(2)]  the parties to the proceeding have the   opportunity to cross-examine witnesses.  Consent of the parties is   not required for the detention hearing to be held in the manner   specified by this subsection unless the United States or Texas   Constitution requires consent.          (a-1)  A juvenile court may allow or require a party,   attorney, witness, court reporter, or any other individual to   participate in a detention hearing conducted as a remote   proceeding.          (a-2)  The judge of a juvenile court shall submit to the   Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System a plan   for conducting a detention hearing as a remote proceeding under   this section.  The plan must:                (1)  include protocols for handling physical evidence;   and                (2)  require an unobstructed view of any party or   witness who provides testimony from a remote location.          (e)  In this section, "remote proceeding" means a proceeding   in which one or more of the participants, including a judge, party,   attorney, witness, court reporter, or other individual, attends the   proceeding remotely through the use of technology and the Internet,   including through teleconferencing or videoconferencing.          SECTION 3.  Section 54.012(b), Family Code, is repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *