By: A. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 4869       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the modification of a court order based on a parental   child safety placement agreement or an authorization agreement with   an adult caregiver.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sec. 156.409, Family Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (a-4),   (a-5), (c), and (d) 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 the primary care and   possession of the child to the person having physical 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;                (4)  entered into an authorization agreement with an   adult caregiver under Chapter 34; or                (5)  entered into a parental child safety placement   agreement under Section 264.902.          (a-4)  An order that modifies a support order based on   Subsection (a)(5) is temporary and must include a finding that the   modification is based on a parental child safety placement   agreement. The temporary order terminates 90 calendar days after   the date the agreement is signed or on a termination date indicated   in the temporary order, whichever is earlier.          (a-5)  The court shall give preference to a motion filed   pursuant to Subsection (a)(5) and shall hold a hearing on the motion   not later than the 30th day after a request for hearing has been   filed with the court.          (b)  A [Notice of 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-mailing a copy of the motion to the respondent   and filing a copy of the notice of hearing through the electronic   filing manager authorized by Rule 21, Texas Rules of Civil   Procedure.          (c)  Other legal documents and required notices under   Subsection (b) shall be delivered through the electronic filing   manager.          (d)  The party or the party's attorney of record who serves a   motion pursuant to Subsection (b) shall file a signed certificate   of service stating the date of mailing and the manner in which the   document was served on the other party.  Confirmation of service   through the electronic filing manager satisfies the requirements of   this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.