87R10083 TYPED
By: Schofield H.B. No. 2919
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to instances in which a judgment becomes dormant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 34.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 34.001. NO EXECUTION ON DORMANT JUDGMENT. (a) If a
writ of execution is not issued or a turnover receiver appointed
within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of
record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may
not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived.
(b) If a writ of execution is issued or a receiver appointed
within 10 years after rendition of a judgment but a second
subsequent writ or receiver is not issued within 10 years after
issuance of the firstprevious writ, the judgment becomes dormant.
A secondSubsequent writs or receiver appointments may be issued at
any time within 10 years after issuance of the firstprevious
writ or appointment of a receiver.
(c) This section does not apply to a judgment for child
support under the Family Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the
renewal 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 September 1, 2021.