TX SB1403

Expands the Title IV-D agency's exemption from mediation and arbitration clauses to include establishment of child support orders, not just enforcement or modification, and allows the agency to cease enforcement against obligors when the obligee is incarcerated for family violence against a child covered by the support order

Extends lawsuit dismissal protections to attorneys and political subdivisions contracted by the Title IV-D agency, allowing courts to dismiss frivolous, malicious, or immunity-barred claims filed against them

Changes administrative adjustments of child support for incarcerated obligors from mandatory to discretionary ("shall" to "may"), allows notice via e-mail, and provides that a timely filed hearing request stays the adjustment pending the hearing within 30 days

Authorizes the Title IV-D agency to submit investigation reports on parties' financial resources that are admissible as evidence without further authentication, and makes child support payment records produced by the agency similarly admissible

Modernizes notice and service procedures by allowing e-mail delivery of notices in license suspension cases and administrative actions, and requires the agency to post all brochures on its website by December 1, 2025, with the act taking effect September 1, 2025