Texas HB2603 provides assistance to elderly persons in obtaining protective orders against abusers.

Texas HB2603 amends the Human Resources Code to mandate that the department assist elderly persons in obtaining temporary ex parte orders to exclude individuals who have committed acts of physical or verbal abuse against them, which are alleged to constitute family violence. The commissioner is required to adopt necessary rules to implement this provision. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB2603 provides assistance to elderly persons in obtaining protective orders against abusers.

Texas HB2603 amends the Human Resources Code to mandate that the department assist elderly persons in obtaining temporary ex parte orders to exclude individuals who have committed acts of physical or verbal abuse against them, which are alleged to constitute family violence. The commissioner is required to adopt necessary rules to implement this provision. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.