Bill Text: TX HB1365 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the time in which to request a de novo hearing following a ruling by an associate judge in certain family or juvenile law cases.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-26 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB1365 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1365-Introduced.html
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By: Lucio III | H.B. No. 1365 |
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relating to the time in which to request a de novo hearing following | ||
a ruling by an associate judge in certain family or juvenile law | ||
cases. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 201.015(a) and (e), Family Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A party may request a de novo hearing before the | ||
referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a | ||
written request not later than the third [ |
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after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the | ||
associate judge's report as provided by Section 201.011. | ||
(e) If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring | ||
court is filed by a party, any other party may file a request for a | ||
de novo hearing before the referring court not later than the third | ||
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SECTION 2. Section 201.1042(b), Family Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) The party requesting a de novo hearing before the | ||
referring court shall file notice with the clerk of the referring | ||
court not later than the third [ |
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the associate judge signs the proposed order or judgment. | ||
SECTION 3. Sections 201.317(a) and (d), Family Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A party may request a de novo hearing before the | ||
referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a | ||
written request not later than the third [ |
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after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the | ||
associate judge's report as provided by Section 201.313. | ||
(d) If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring | ||
court is filed by a party, any other party may file a request for a | ||
de novo hearing before the referring court not later than the third | ||
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
a request for a de novo hearing in a case referred to an associate | ||
judge under Chapter 201, Family Code, on or after the effective date | ||
of this Act. A request for a de novo hearing in a case referred to | ||
an associate judge before the effective date of this Act is governed | ||
by the law in effect on the date the case was referred, and the | ||
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |