By Reyna of Dallas H.B. No. 1631 77R4657 KLA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the admissibility of certain child support payment 1-3 records in a proceeding. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 234, Family Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Section 234.012 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 234.012. ADMISSIBILITY OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT RECORD. 1-8 (a) A record of child support payments maintained by a local 1-9 registry or the state disbursement unit as provided by Section 1-10 234.009 is admissible into evidence in a proceeding without proof 1-11 of correctness or other proof if the custodian of records of the 1-12 local registry or state disbursement unit certifies the record's 1-13 accuracy and authenticity. 1-14 (b) A certified copy of a record of child support payments 1-15 maintained by the state disbursement unit that is received by a 1-16 local registry by electronic transmission is admissible into 1-17 evidence in a proceeding and shall be given the same effect as the 1-18 original record. The state disbursement unit shall maintain the 1-19 original record of child support payments. 1-20 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-21 (b) The change in law made by this Act applies only to a 1-22 proceeding commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A 1-23 proceeding commenced before the effective date of this Act is 1-24 governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding was 2-1 commenced, and the former law is continued in effect for that 2-2 purpose.