HBA-JLV, LJP H.B. 593 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 593 By: Goodman Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 2/12/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law requires certain identification information to be included in an application for a protective order regarding family violence, the registration for enforcement of a support order, and a petition for a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. In some counties, attorneys are searching the public records and notifying the respondent in a case of the existence of a proceeding under the Family Code before the service can be effected. As a result, there are concerns that some of the information required, especially the address, could provide a method for an abusive spouse to locate the abused spouse. House Bill 593 removes the requirement that certain information be included in specified applications and petitions to protect the location of a party until the court can make a determination that the party's location should be revealed. 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 593 amends the Family Code to remove the requirement that certain information be included in an application for a protective order regarding family violence, the registration for enforcement of a support order, and a petition for a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. The bill removes the address requirement for an application for a protective order and registration for enforcement of a support order. The bill removes the requirement that the sex, age, place of birth, and place of residence of a child be included in a petition for a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.