H.B. No. 422         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  Section 54.012(b), Family Code, is repealed.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 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, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 422 was passed by the House on April   20, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 2, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 422 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 127, Nays 3, 1   present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 422 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 21, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor