BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2767

By: Martinez Fischer

Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been suggested that the process for receiving marriage licenses by mail is inefficient and untimely. H.B. 2767 seeks to address this issue by providing for the issuance of a marriage license by email, in addition to a hard copy by mail.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2767 amends the Family Code to authorize the county clerk who records a returned marriage license, on request by the applicants for the license, to email the marriage license to an email address provided to the county clerk by the applicants in addition to mailing the license.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.