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78R2006 JMM-D

By:  Christian                                                    H.B. No. 1413



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the waiver of the 72-hour waiting period for a marriage 
ceremony.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2.204(c), Family Code, is amended to 
read as follows:    
	(c)  An applicant may request a judge of a court with 
jurisdiction in family law cases, a justice of the supreme court, a 
judge of the court of criminal appeals, a county judge, [or] a judge 
of a court of appeals, or a justice of the peace for a written waiver 
permitting the marriage ceremony to take place during the 72-hour 
period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license.  
If the judge finds that there is good cause for the marriage to take 
place during the period, the judge shall sign the waiver.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge under this 
section has the authority to sign a waiver under this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies to a marriage ceremony conducted under a marriage license 
issued on or after that date.  A marriage ceremony under a marriage 
license issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by 
the law in effect on the date the marriage license was issued, and 
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.