S.B. No. 1923         AN ACT   relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the   support of a child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 156.409, Family Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a), (a-1), and (b) and adding Subsection (c)   to read as follows:          (a)  The court shall, on the motion of a party or a person   having physical possession of the child, modify an order providing   for the support of the child to provide that the person having   physical possession of the child for at least six months shall have   the right to receive and give receipt for payments of support for   the child and to hold or disburse money for the benefit of the child   if the sole managing conservator of the child or the joint managing   conservator who has the exclusive right to determine the primary   residence of the child has:                (1)  voluntarily relinquished to the person having   physical possession of the child the primary care and possession of   the child for at least six months;                (2)  been incarcerated or sentenced to be incarcerated   for at least 90 days; [or]                (3)  relinquished the primary care and possession of   the child in a proceeding under Title 3 or Chapter 262; or                (4)  entered into an authorization agreement under   Chapter 34 with the person having physical possession of the child.          (a-1)  If the court modifies a support order under this   section, the court shall order the obligor to pay the person or   entity having physical possession of the child any unpaid child   support that is not subject to offset or reimbursement under   Section 157.008 and that accrues after the date the sole or joint   managing conservator:                (1)  relinquishes possession and control of the child,   whether voluntarily or in a proceeding under Title 3 or Chapter 262;   [or]                (2)  is incarcerated; or                (3)  enters into an authorization agreement under   Chapter 34 with the person having physical possession of the child.          (b)  If a respondent has been ordered under Chapter 105 to   provide the court and the state case registry with the respondent's   current mailing address or e-mail address, notice [Notice] of a   motion for modification or hearing on a motion for modification   under this section may be served:                (1)  in the manner for serving a notice under Section   157.065; or                (2)  by e-mail through the electronic filing system   established under Section 72.031, Government Code.          (c)  A notice or document associated with a motion for   modification under this section not otherwise described by   Subsection (b) may be delivered in the manner described by   Subdivision (2) of that subsection.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a motion for modification of an order providing for the support   of a child filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A   motion for modification of an order providing for the support of a   child filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect on the date the motion was filed, and the former law is   continued for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1923 passed the Senate on   April 22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that   the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the   following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1923 passed the House, with   amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 111,   Nays 25, three present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor