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AN ACT
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relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license |
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through the use of remote technology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 2.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2.0091. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE |
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THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY. (a) This section applies only in a |
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county in which the county clerk has been certified by the Texas |
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Judicial Council under Section 71.039, Government Code, to issue a |
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marriage license through the use of remote technology. |
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(b) In a county to which this section applies: |
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(1) a person who applies for a marriage license |
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through the use of remote technology is considered to have appeared |
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before the court for purposes of this subchapter; and |
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(2) the county clerk may issue a marriage license |
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through the use of remote technology only in accordance with the |
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procedures adopted by the Texas Judicial Council under Section |
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71.039, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 71, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 71.039 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 71.039. PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF MARRIAGE LICENSE |
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THROUGH REMOTE TECHNOLOGY. The council, in consultation with the |
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Department of State Health Services, by rule shall develop and |
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implement a voluntary certification process under which a county |
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clerk may be certified to issue a marriage license to applicants |
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through the use of remote technology in accordance with procedures |
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adopted by the council. The procedures adopted by the council must |
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ensure sufficient verification of each applicant's age and identity |
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to prevent fraud. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
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Judicial Council shall adopt the rules necessary to implement |
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Section 71.039, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 907 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 907 passed the House on |
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May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 9, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |