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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
SB2794Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.
Direction
Custody & supportcustody parenting timeAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Extends the offense of interference with child custody to custodial parents (by deleting 'noncustodial' and 'custodial' qualifiers), so a custodial parent can also be prosecuted for preventing the other parent's access, which protects the less-custodial parent's rights.
A [deleted: noncustodial] parent commits an offense if, with the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years, the [deleted: noncustodial] parent knowingly entices or persuades the child to leave the custody of: (1) the other [deleted: the custodial] parent or a[deleted: ,] guardian of the child;[deleted: ,] or (2) a person standing in the stead of the [deleted: custodial] parent or guardian of the child described by Subdivision (1).
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Filed (completed)
Committee (completed)
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-05-23: Committee report sent to Calendars
Filed
2025-03-14
Sponsor
Angela Paxton R, Harold Dutton D + 2 cosponsors (2 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands the interference with child custody offense to apply to custodial as well as noncustodial parents and increases penalties in certain cases, both of which protect the rights of the less-custodial parent to parenting time.
Related bills
SB335Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB185Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB692Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB930Relating to the consideration of family violence and coercive control in determining conservatorship and possession of and access to a child↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed