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Senate Bill 944 |
Senate Author: Hughes |
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Effective: 6-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Clardy |
Senate Bill 944, the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to revise and update provisions regarding the recognition of certain foreign-country judgments, the standards for such recognition, and the procedures for the recognition of such judgments. The bill, among other provisions, establishes the effect of the recognition of such judgments and sets out conditions under which proceedings regarding such a judgment may be stayed.