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  89R8833 EAS-D     By: Johnson H.B. No. 3819       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of remote technology when conducting   uncontested probate proceedings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 53, Estates Code, is   amended by adding Section 53.108 to read as follows:           Sec.   53.108.     USE OF REMOTE TECHNOLOGY IN UNCONTESTED   PROBATE PROCEEDINGS. (a)   In this section, "remote technology"   includes teleconference and videoconference technology.           (b) A court shall give each party to an uncontested probate   proceeding the option and ability to attend the proceeding through   remote technology.           (c)     An uncontested probate proceeding conducted through   remote technology is considered to be conducted in open court.   Testimony provided through remote technology in an uncontested   probate proceeding is considered to be taken in open court. A   decision, order, decree, or judgment rendered through remote   technology in an uncontested probate proceeding is considered to be   rendered in open court.             (d)     A court that conducts an uncontested probate proceeding   through remote technology must:                 (1)     ensure that the public maintains access to the   proceeding; and                 (2)     establish and make readily available to the   parties and the public guidelines regarding the conduct of   uncontested probate proceedings through remote technology.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to a   probate proceeding that is pending on, or commenced on or after, the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.