84R2057 KKA-D
By: Zedler H.B. No. 178
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to waive the
waiting period for a marriage ceremony.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.204(c), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) An applicant may request a judge of a court with
jurisdiction in family law cases, a justice of the supreme court, a
judge of the court of criminal appeals, a county judge, a justice of
the peace, or a judge of a court of appeals for a written waiver
permitting the marriage ceremony to take place during the 72-hour
period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license.
If the judge finds that there is good cause for the marriage to take
place during the period, the judge shall sign the waiver.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge under this
section has the authority to sign a waiver under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.