By Solomons                                           H.B. No. 3484
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to forwarding process served upon the secretary of state.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 17.045, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies
 1-5     Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-6           Sec. 17.045.  NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT. (a)  If the secretary of
 1-7     state is served with duplicate copies of process for a nonresident,
 1-8     the documents shall contain [he shall require] a statement of the
 1-9     name and address of the nonresident's home or home office and the
1-10     secretary shall immediately mail a copy of the process to the
1-11     nonresident at the address provided.
1-12           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.