H.B. No. 1066
AN ACT
relating to the collection of certain judgments through court
proceeding.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.002(a), Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A judgment creditor is entitled to aid from a court of
appropriate jurisdiction through injunction or other means in order
to reach property to obtain satisfaction on the judgment if the
judgment debtor owns property, including present or future rights
to property, that[:
[(1) cannot readily be attached or levied on by
ordinary legal process; and
[(2)] is not exempt from attachment, execution, or
seizure for the satisfaction of liabilities.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the
collection of any judgment, regardless of whether the judgment was
entered before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1066 was passed by the House on May 6,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1066 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor