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AN ACT
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relating to a waiver of the waiting period for a marriage ceremony. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.204(c), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An applicant may request a judge of a court with |
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jurisdiction in family law cases, a justice of the supreme court, a |
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judge of the court of criminal appeals, a county judge, [or] a judge |
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of a court of appeals, an associate judge appointed under Chapter |
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201, an associate judge appointed under Chapter 54A, Government |
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Code, or a justice of the peace for a written waiver permitting the |
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marriage ceremony to take place during the 72-hour period |
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immediately following the issuance of the marriage license. If the |
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judge, associate judge, or justice finds that there is good cause |
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for the marriage to take place during the period, the judge, |
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associate judge, or justice shall sign the waiver. Notwithstanding |
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any other provision of law, a judge, associate judge, or justice |
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under this section has the authority to sign a waiver under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a marriage ceremony for which a marriage license application is |
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filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A marriage |
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ceremony for which a marriage license application is filed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the application was filed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4183 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 15, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4183 on May 26, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 10, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4183 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |