1-1 By: Schechter (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) H.B. No. 1297 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 1, 1993; 1-3 April 5, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Jurisprudence; May 4, 1993, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 4, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Henderson x 1-9 Harris of Tarrant x 1-10 Brown x 1-11 Harris of Dallas x 1-12 Luna x 1-13 Parker x 1-14 West x 1-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-16 AN ACT 1-17 relating to persons appointed as friend of the court in cases 1-18 involving child support or possession of or access to a child. 1-19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-20 SECTION 1. Section 14.91, Family Code, is amended by adding 1-21 Subsection (e) to read as follows: 1-22 (e) In the execution of a friend of the court's duties under 1-23 this subchapter, a friend of the court shall represent the court to 1-24 ensure compliance with the court's order. 1-25 SECTION 2. Section 14.96, Family Code, is repealed. 1-26 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 1-27 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-28 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-29 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-30 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-31 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-32 * * * * * 1-33 Austin, 1-34 Texas 1-35 May 4, 1993 1-36 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-37 President of the Senate 1-38 Sir: 1-39 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B. 1-40 No. 1297, have had the same under consideration, and I am 1-41 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation 1-42 that it do pass and be printed. 1-43 Henderson, 1-44 Chairman 1-45 * * * * * 1-46 WITNESSES 1-47 FOR AGAINST ON 1-48 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-49 Name: Nancy Westerfield x 1-50 Representing: Harris Cty. Domestic Relations 1-51 City: Houston 1-52 -------------------------------------------------------------------