H.B. No. 3783         AN ACT   relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the   parent-child relationship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 153.010, Family Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read   as follows:          (a)  Subject to Subsections (c) and (d), if [If] the court   finds at the time of a hearing that the parties have a history of   conflict in resolving an issue of conservatorship or possession of   or access to the child, the court may order a party to:                (1)  participate in counseling with a mental health   professional who:                      (A)  has a background in family therapy;                      (B)  has a mental health license that requires as   a minimum a master's degree; and                      (C)  has training in the dynamics of family   [domestic] violence if the court determines that the training is   relevant to the type of counseling needed; and                (2)  pay the cost of counseling.          (c)  In determining whether to order a party to participate   in counseling under Subsection (a), the court shall consider   evidence of family violence or sexual abuse in accordance with   Section 153.004.  If credible evidence of family violence or sexual   abuse is presented, the court may not order:                (1)  counseling in which a victim of the violence or   abuse participates in counseling sessions together with the   perpetrator of the violence or abuse; or                (2)  a party who is a victim of the violence or abuse to   pay any of the cost of the counseling.          (d)  A court may not order a party to participate in   counseling under Subsection (a) in which the person conducting the   counseling requires:                (1)  the isolation of a child who is the subject of the   suit from the child's family, school, religious community, other   community, or other sources of support, including by prohibiting or   preventing the child from contacting a parent or other family   member;                (2)  a child who is the subject of the suit to stay   overnight or for multiple days in an out-of-state location or other   location, regardless of whether the child is accompanied by a   parent or other family member;                (3)  the transportation of a child who is the subject of   the suit to a location by force, threat of force, undue coercion, or   other action that places the child's safety at risk;                (4)  a temporary or permanent change in the periods of   possession of or access to a child who is the subject of the suit to   which a conservator of the child would otherwise be entitled; or                (5)  the use of force, threat of force, undue coercion,   or verbal abuse against a child who is the subject of the suit.          SECTION 2.  Section 153.010, Family Code, as amended by this   Act, applies to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that   is pending in a trial court on the effective date of this Act or that   is filed on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act to Section   153.010, Family Code, constitutes a material and substantial change   of circumstances sufficient to warrant modification of a court   order or portion of a decree that provides for the possession of or   access to a child rendered before the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  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.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3783 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 3783 on May 29, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 128, Nays 7,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 3783 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 27, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor