HBA-SEP H.B. 2591 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2591
By: Davis, John
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
3/18/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not require a parent subject to an order to pay child
support to provide notice of a change in residence and address information
to the other parent to maintain a record of the notice and of the manner in
which the notice was provided, nor does current law provide a penalty for
failing to provide the notice.  House Bill 2591 provides that it is a Class
B misdemeanor for a parent to fail to provide the notice and increases the
penalty from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor for a parent
who fails to notify the other parent that the parent resides with a person
the parent knows is registered as a sex offender or is currently charged
with an offense for which on conviction the person would be required to
register as a sex offender. 

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 2591 amends the Family Code to require a parent subject to an
order to pay child support to provide notice of a change in residence and
address information to the other parent to maintain a record of the notice
and the manner in which the notice was provided.  The bill provides that it
is a Class B misdemeanor if a person fails to provide the notice of
residence and address information in the required manner to the other
parent. The bill increases the penalty from a Class C misdemeanor to a
Class B misdemeanor if a parent fails to provide notice to the other parent
in the required manner that the parent resides with a person the parent
knows is registered as a sex offender or is currently charged with an
offense for which on conviction the person would be required to register as
a sex offender. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.