By Wilson                                              H.B. No. 948
         77R4242 MCK-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the requirement that child support payments be used for
 1-3     the benefit of the child.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 154.001, Family Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 1-7           (d)  A periodic child support payment ordered by a court for
 1-8     the benefit of a child may only be used to provide support for the
 1-9     child.  This subsection does not apply to the payment of an
1-10     arrearage of child support to the extent that the recipient of the
1-11     support has used other money for the support of the child.
1-12           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-13     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-14     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-15     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-16     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.