By: Turner (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire) H.B. No. 418
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2005;
April 29, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 17, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 17, 2005, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exception to the 72-hour waiting period for a
marriage ceremony for certain individuals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.204(b), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The 72-hour waiting period after issuance of a marriage
license does not apply to an applicant who:
(1) is a member of the armed forces of the United
States and on active duty; [or]
(2) is not a member of the armed forces of the United
States but performs work for the United States Department of
Defense as a department employee or under a contract with the
department; or
(3) obtains a written waiver under Subsection (c).
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
marriage license issued on or after the effective date of this Act.
A marriage license issued before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the license was issued,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. 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, 2005.
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