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.