By King of Parker                                      H.B. No. 650
         77R1594 AJA-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the contents of a citation served in an action filed as
 1-3     a suit on a sworn account.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 17.027, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
 1-6     is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  In an action filed as a suit on a sworn account, the
 1-8     citation must, in addition to complying with other requirements
 1-9     under this section, include the following statement:
1-10           THIS ACTION IS A SUIT ON A SWORN ACCOUNT.  UNLESS YOU FILE AN
1-11     ANSWER IN WRITING THAT IS VERIFIED BY A SUFFICIENT AFFIDAVIT, A
1-12     SUMMARY JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU.
1-13           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-14     applies only to an action that is filed on or after that date.  An
1-15     action filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by
1-16     the law in effect immediately before that date, and that law is
1-17     continued in effect for that purpose.