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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by |
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contempt and the awarding of costs and fees in certain proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 157.162(d) and (e), Family Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 2. The repeal by this Act of Sections 157.162(d) and |
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(e), Family Code, applies to a hearing to enforce an order in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship that commences on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A hearing that commences before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the hearing commenced, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |