89R12673 AMF-D     By: Curry H.B. No. 2716       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the consideration of a history of family violence,   child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses in suits affecting the   parent-child relationship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 153.004(a), (d), and (f), Family Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  In determining whether to appoint a party as a sole or   joint managing conservator, the court shall consider evidence of    the intentional use of abusive physical force, or evidence of   sexual abuse, by a party directed against the party's spouse, a   parent of the child, or any person younger than 18 years of age   committed before [within a two-year period preceding] the filing of   the suit or during the pendency of the suit.          (d)  The court may not allow a parent to have access to a   child for whom it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that:                (1)  there is a history or pattern of committing family   violence before [during the two years preceding] the date of the   filing of the suit or during the pendency of the suit; or                (2)  the parent engaged in conduct that constitutes an   offense under Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code,   and that as a direct result of the conduct, the victim of the   conduct became pregnant with the parent's child.          (f)  In determining under this section whether there is   credible evidence of a history or pattern of past or present child   neglect or abuse or family violence by a parent or other person, as   applicable, the court shall consider whether a protective order was   rendered under  Chapter 85 [, Title 4,] against the parent or other   person before [during the two-year period preceding] the filing of   the suit or during the pendency of the suit.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a suit affecting the parent-child relationship pending in a trial   court on the effective date of this Act or filed on or after that   date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.