Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1142 amends the Texas Probate Code to require a county clerk to maintain a case file of orders and judgments, and any other filing with a court, for each probate and guardianship proceeding, rather than a record book of minutes and papers. Instead of keeping record books of a judge's docket, claim docket, and fees, a county clerk may maintain the information on a computer file, microfilm, digitized optical image, or another similar form of data compilation, and the act provides for their use in court as evidence. The act makes conforming amendments to other sections of the Texas Probate Code to reflect these changes.