H.B. No. 2671
AN ACT
relating to the postponement of a hearing for a temporary order in
certain family law cases referred to mediation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.502, Family Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) If the court on its own motion refers to mediation a
suit described by Subsection (a) in which a motion for a temporary
order described by that subsection is pending, the court may not
postpone the initial hearing on the pending motion to a date that is
later than the 30th day after the date set for the hearing.
SECTION 2. Section 105.001, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) If the court on its own motion refers to mediation a
suit in which an initial hearing regarding the rendition of a
temporary order described by Subsection (a) has not yet occurred,
the court may not postpone the hearing to a date that is later than
the 30th day after the date set for the hearing.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
suit that is pending in a trial court on the effective date of this
Act or that is filed on or after that date.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2671 was passed by the House on May 9,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2671 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor