H.B. No. 2070
AN ACT
relating to the continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under
certain circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 8.054(d), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The continuation of maintenance ordered under
Subsection (b) is subject to the procedural requirements for a
motion to modify as provided by Section 8.057.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
motion to continue spousal maintenance under Subchapter B, Chapter
8, Family Code, that is made on or after the effective date of this
Act, regardless of whether the original spousal maintenance order
was rendered before, on, or after that date.
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, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2070 was passed by the House on April
28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 12, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2070 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor