AN ACT

 1-1     relating to exempting certain support payments from seizure.

 1-2           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-3           SECTION 1.  Subsection (b), Section 42.001, Property Code, is

 1-4     amended to read as follows:

 1-5           (b)  The following personal property is exempt from seizure

 1-6     and is not included in the aggregate limitations prescribed by

 1-7     Subsection (a):

 1-8                 (1)  current wages for personal services, except for

 1-9     the enforcement of court-ordered child support payments;

1-10                 (2)  professionally prescribed health aids of a debtor

1-11     or a dependent of a debtor; and

1-12                 (3)  alimony, support, or separate maintenance received

1-13     or to be received by the debtor for the support of the debtor or a

1-14     dependent of the debtor.

1-15           SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.

1-16           (b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to

1-17     alimony, support, or separate maintenance for support of the debtor

1-18     or a dependent of the debtor received or to be received on or after

1-19     September 1, 1997.

1-20           SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the

1-21     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

1-22     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

1-23     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

                                                               S.B. No. 1098

 2-1     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.

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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House

               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1098 passed the Senate on

         April 15, 1997, by a viva-voce vote; May 29, 1997, Senate refused

         to concur in House amendments and requested appointment of

         Conference Committee; May 30, 1997, House granted request of the

         Senate; May 31, 1997, Senate adopted Conference Committee Report by

         a viva-voce vote.

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                                                 Secretary of the Senate

               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1098 passed the House, with

         amendments, on May 26, 1997, by a non-record vote; May 30, 1997,

         House granted request of the Senate for appointment of Conference

         Committee; June 1, 1997, House adopted Conference Committee Report

         by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House

         Approved:

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                      Date

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                    Governor