BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1317 By: Whitmire Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas and a judge of a municipal court are currently authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. Interested parties contend that a person who is retired from either position also should be allowed to conduct a marriage ceremony. S.B. 1317 seeks to update state law relating to persons authorized to perform a marriage ceremony. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 1317 amends the Family Code to include a retired judge of a municipal court and a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas among the persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. The bill makes service requirements for a retired judge or justice to conduct a marriage ceremony applicable to a retired judge of a municipal court and requires a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas to be fully vested in the Federal Employees Retirement System under federal law to conduct a marriage ceremony. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 1317
By: Whitmire
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 1317
By: Whitmire
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas and a judge of a municipal court are currently authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. Interested parties contend that a person who is retired from either position also should be allowed to conduct a marriage ceremony. S.B. 1317 seeks to update state law relating to persons authorized to perform a marriage ceremony.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS S.B. 1317 amends the Family Code to include a retired judge of a municipal court and a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas among the persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. The bill makes service requirements for a retired judge or justice to conduct a marriage ceremony applicable to a retired judge of a municipal court and requires a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas to be fully vested in the Federal Employees Retirement System under federal law to conduct a marriage ceremony.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
A judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas and a judge of a municipal court are currently authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. Interested parties contend that a person who is retired from either position also should be allowed to conduct a marriage ceremony. S.B. 1317 seeks to update state law relating to persons authorized to perform a marriage ceremony.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
S.B. 1317 amends the Family Code to include a retired judge of a municipal court and a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas among the persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. The bill makes service requirements for a retired judge or justice to conduct a marriage ceremony applicable to a retired judge of a municipal court and requires a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of Texas to be fully vested in the Federal Employees Retirement System under federal law to conduct a marriage ceremony.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.