By Truitt                                             H.B. No. 2674
         77R7059 AJA-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to notice of default judgment provided to a person against
 1-3     whom the judgment is rendered.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 22.015 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 22.015.  NOTICE OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT. The supreme court
 1-8     by rule shall prescribe the contents and appearance of a written
 1-9     notice of a default judgment that must be provided by the court
1-10     that enters the judgment to the person against whom the judgment is
1-11     rendered. The notice must:
1-12                 (1)  be in the form of a letter;
1-13                 (2)  explain the nature  of a default judgment;
1-14                 (3)  specify the amount of any damages against the
1-15     person awarded by the court that entered the judgment;
1-16                 (4)  generally describe the type of action that might
1-17     be taken against the person in executing the judgment; and
1-18                 (5)  indicate that the person may consult an attorney
1-19     to determine the options the person has in connection with the
1-20     judgment.
1-21           SECTION 2. (a)  Not later than January 1, 2002, the supreme
1-22     court shall adopt the rules required by Section 22.015, Government
1-23     Code, as added by this Act.
1-24           (b)  Rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 22.015,
 2-1     Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a default
 2-2     judgment entered on or after March 1, 2002.
 2-3           (c)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.