HBA-AMW H.B. 2299 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2299 By: Thompson Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 3/18/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although Texas has adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) relating to interstate child custody jurisdiction issues, some states have not yet adopted these laws. As a result, there is often conflict as to which state has jurisdiction over an interstate child custody case. House Bill 2299 requires a Texas court to inform a court in another state of simultaneous child custody proceedings and request the court in another state to hold the proceeding in that court in abeyance until the Texas court determines whether it has jurisdiction over the proceeding. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 2299 amends the Family Code to require a court of this state to inform a court of another state of simultaneous proceedings, if proceedings involving the same parties are pending simultaneously in a court of this state and a court of another state. The bill requires the court of this state to request that the other court hold the proceeding in that court in abeyance until the court in this state conducts a hearing to determine whether the court has jurisdiction over the proceeding. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.