Bill Text: TX HB4086 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court regarding a temporary order rendered by an associate judge in certain family law proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Effective immediately [HB4086 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB4086-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 4086

AN ACT
relating to the right to a de novo hearing before the referring
court regarding a temporary order rendered by an associate judge in
certain family law proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.015(a), Family Code, is 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 working day after the date
the party receives notice of:
(1) the substance of the associate judge's report as
provided by Section 201.011; or
(2) the rendering of the temporary order, if the
request concerns a temporary order rendered by an associate judge
under Section 201.007(a)(14)(C).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4086 was passed by the House on May 5,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4086 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor