| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 2671 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the postponement of a hearing for a temporary order in |
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| 6 | 6 | | certain family law cases referred to mediation. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 6.502, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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| 9 | 9 | | Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (a-1) If the court on its own motion refers to mediation a |
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| 11 | 11 | | suit described by Subsection (a) in which a motion for a temporary |
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| 12 | 12 | | order described by that subsection is pending, the court may not |
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| 13 | 13 | | postpone the initial hearing on the pending motion to a date that is |
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| 14 | 14 | | later than the 30th day after the date set for the hearing. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Section 105.001, Family Code, is amended by |
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| 16 | 16 | | adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (a-1) If the court on its own motion refers to mediation a |
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| 18 | 18 | | suit in which an initial hearing regarding the rendition of a |
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| 19 | 19 | | temporary order described by Subsection (a) has not yet occurred, |
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| 20 | 20 | | the court may not postpone the hearing to a date that is later than |
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| 21 | 21 | | the 30th day after the date set for the hearing. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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| 23 | 23 | | suit that is pending in a trial court on the effective date of this |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act or that is filed on or after that date. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 26 | 26 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 28 | 28 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2671 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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| 30 | 30 | | voting. |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 33 | 33 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2671 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 37 | 37 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Date |
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| 39 | 39 | | _____________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Governor |
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