H.B. No. 2703
AN ACT
relating to a temporary order appointing a receiver in a suit for
dissolution of a marriage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.502, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Not later than the seventh day after the date a receiver
is appointed under Subsection (a)(5), the court shall issue written
findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of the receiver's
appointment. If the court dispenses with the issuance of a bond
between the spouses as provided by Section 6.503(b) in connection
with the receiver's appointment, the court shall include in the
court's findings an explanation of the reasons the court dispensed
with the issuance of a bond.
SECTION 2. 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. 2703 was passed by the House on May
12, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 12, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2703 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 9,
2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2703 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, 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