By:  Castro (Senate Sponsor - Janek)                              H.B. No. 2126
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2003; 
May 1, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Administration; May 16, 2003, reported favorably by the following 
vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the manner of payment of child support to a local 
registry.   
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 154.241, Family Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f)  A local registry may accept child support payments made 
by credit card, debit card, or automatic teller machine card.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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