78R3877 DAK-D
By: Nixon H.B. No. 791
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an order by a court that a judgment debtor turn over
certain property for the satisfaction of the judgment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.002, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A court may enter or enforce an order under this section
that requires the turnover of nonexempt property without
identifying in the order the specific property subject to turnover.
SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect immediately if it
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
(b) This Act applies to the collection of any judgment,
without regard to whether the judgment is rendered before, on, or
after the effective date of this Act.