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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under |
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certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8.054(d), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The continuation of maintenance ordered under |
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Subsection (b) is subject to the procedural requirements for a |
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motion to modify as provided by Section 8.057. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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motion to continue spousal maintenance under Subchapter B, Chapter |
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8, Family Code, that is made on or after the effective date of this |
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Act, regardless of whether the original spousal maintenance order |
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was rendered before, on, or after that date. |
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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, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2070 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 12, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2070 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |