87R21741 AJA-F
 
  By: Schofield H.B. No. 2918
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2918:
 
  By:  Smith C.S.H.B. No. 2918
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the collection of certain judgments.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 31.002, Civil Practice and Remedies
  Code, is amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsections
  (i) and (j) to read as follows:
         (f)  A court may not enter or enforce an order under this
  section that requires the turnover of the sales proceeds of, or the
  disbursement of, property exempt under any statute, including
  Section 42.0021, Property Code.  This subsection does not apply to
  the enforcement of a child support obligation or a judgment for past
  due child support.
         (i)  If a judgment creditor has attempted to satisfy the
  judgment creditor's judgment and the final money judgment remains
  unsatisfied, the judgment creditor is entitled to a hearing on the
  judgment creditor's motion for the court's assistance under this
  section. If notice of the hearing is provided to the judgment
  debtor, the court shall appoint a receiver under Subsection (b)(3)
  to enforce the judgment unless the judgment debtor appears and
  asserts an applicable exemption.
         (j)  A court may issue an order under this section without
  requiring the judgment creditor to prove the existence of specific
  property.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to the
  collection of any judgment, regardless of whether the judgment was
  entered before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.