By Goodman H.B. No. 1268 76R5142 CMR-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to findings of fact and conclusions of law by a court in a 1-3 suit for dissolution of marriage. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Section 6.711 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 6.711. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. (a) 1-8 In a suit for dissolution of marriage in which the court has 1-9 rendered a judgment dividing the estate of the parties, on request 1-10 by a party, the court shall state in writing its findings of fact 1-11 and conclusions of law concerning: 1-12 (1) the character of the disputed assets of the 1-13 parties; 1-14 (2) the value of the community assets and liabilities 1-15 on which disputed evidence has been presented; and 1-16 (3) the amount of reimbursement claims and offsets 1-17 found by the court to be equitable. 1-18 (b) A request for findings of fact and conclusions of law 1-19 under this section must conform to the Texas Rules of Civil 1-20 Procedure. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999, and 1-22 applies to a suit for dissolution of marriage pending on that date 1-23 or filed on or after that date. 1-24 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.