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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption by the Supreme Court of Texas of the |
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Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Before September 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of |
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Texas may adopt the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery |
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Act as rules of civil procedure. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Effective September 1, 2025, Section 20.002, |
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Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is repealed. |
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(b) If the Supreme Court of Texas adopts the rules described |
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by Section 1 of this Act with an effective date before September 1, |
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2025, those rules supersede Section 20.002, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, to the extent of any conflict. |
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(c) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of Section |
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20.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if the Supreme Court of |
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Texas does not adopt the rules described by Section 1 of this Act |
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before September 1, 2025, the substance of Section 20.002, Civil |
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Practice and Remedies Code, as that section existed immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, is continued in effect. |
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SECTION 3. This 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. 3929 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3929 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |