89R7936 AMF-D     By: Campos H.B. No. 1534       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child   relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective   Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Family Code, is   amended by adding Section 262.2011 to read as follows:          Sec. 262.2011.  CONFIRMATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE PROVIDED.   (a)  Before commencement of the full adversary hearing, the court   shall, in writing and in open court, confirm that:                (1)  before interviewing an alleged perpetrator, the   Department of Family and Protective Services informed the person of   the person's right to:                      (A)  create an audio or video recording of the   interview under Section 261.3027; and                      (B)  request an administrative review of the   Department of Family and Protective Services' findings under   Section 261.3091; and                (2)  as soon as possible after initiating an   investigation of a parent or other person having legal custody of a   child, the Department of Family and Protective Services provided   the person with the information required by Section 261.307.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the court   determines that an alleged perpetrator was not fully informed of   the person's rights described by Subsection (a)(1) or provided the   information described by Subsection (a)(2), the court may not   consider in the full adversary hearing any evidence gathered from   or provided by the alleged perpetrator during the investigation or   interview.          (c)  The court may consider evidence that would be   inadmissible under Subsection (b) if the court has good cause to   believe that excluding that evidence would significantly impair the   child's physical health or emotional development.           SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to a   suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or   after the effective date of this Act. A suit filed before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date that the suit is filed, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.