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AN ACT
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relating to the relationship between the Estates Code and the |
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former Texas Probate Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes |
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becomes law. |
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(b) Section 21.002, Estates Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 21.002. CONSTRUCTION. (a) Except as provided by [this
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section,] Section 22.027[,] or [Section] 1002.023, Chapter 311, |
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Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the |
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construction of a provision of this code. |
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(b) This code and the Texas Probate Code, as amended, shall |
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be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any |
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instrument that refers to the Texas Probate Code, this code shall be |
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considered an amendment to the Texas Probate Code [Chapter 311,
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Government Code (Code Construction Act), does not apply to the
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construction of a provision of Subtitle X, Title 2, or Subtitle Y or
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Z, Title 3]. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does |
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not become law. |
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(b) Section 21.002, Estates Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This code and the Texas Probate Code, as amended, shall |
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be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any |
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instrument that refers to the Texas Probate Code, this code shall be |
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considered an amendment to the Texas Probate Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2419 was passed by the House on April |
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21, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2419 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |