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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain |
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property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9.201, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
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the court that rendered a final decree of divorce or annulment or |
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another final order dividing property under this title retains |
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continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to render an order under this |
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subchapter to divide property not divided or awarded to a spouse in |
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the final decree. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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suit to divide property not divided or awarded to a spouse in a |
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final decree of divorce or annulment that is pending in a trial |
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court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after |
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that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1916 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 3 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. 1916 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2025, 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 |