By: Harris S.B. No. 1119 97S0772/1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to appellate review of a summary judgment regarding 1-2 certain civil matters. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows: 1-6 SUBCHAPTER C. APPEALS FROM SUMMARY JUDGMENT 1-7 Sec. 51.051. STANDARD OF REVIEW REGARDING CIVIL MATTER IN 1-8 FAMILY CODE. In reviewing a summary judgment on appeal regarding a 1-9 civil matter in the Family Code, the appellate court shall uphold a 1-10 judge's determination that there is no genuine issue as to a 1-11 material fact unless the appellate court finds that the judge's 1-12 determination was clearly wrong. 1-13 Sec. 51.052. CONFLICT WITH TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. 1-14 Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, this subchapter 1-15 may not be modified or repealed by a rule adopted by the supreme 1-16 court. 1-17 SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an appeal of a summary 1-18 judgment rendered on or after the effective date of this Act. The 1-19 appeal of a summary judgment rendered before the effective date of 1-20 this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before 1-21 that date and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-4 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-5 passage, and it is so enacted.