Bill Text: TX SB813 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the use of digitized signatures in certain family law proceedings.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB813 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB813-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 813 | ||
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| relating to the use of digitized signatures in certain family law | ||
| proceedings. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1, Family Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 1.109 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 1.109. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A digitized | ||
| signature on an original petition under this title or any other | ||
| pleading or order in a proceeding under this title satisfies the | ||
| requirements for and imposes the duties of signatories to | ||
| pleadings, motions, and other papers identified under Rule 13, | ||
| Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. | ||
| (b) A digitized signature under this section may be applied | ||
| only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose | ||
| signature is represented. | ||
| SECTION 2. Title 2, Family Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subtitle E to read as follows: | ||
| SUBTITLE E. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| CHAPTER 47. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 47.001. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A digitized | ||
| signature on an original petition or application under this title | ||
| or any other pleading or order in a proceeding under this title | ||
| satisfies the requirements for and imposes the duties of | ||
| signatories to pleadings, motions, and other papers identified | ||
| under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. | ||
| (b) A digitized signature under this section may be applied | ||
| only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose | ||
| signature is represented. | ||
| (c) In this section, "digitized signature" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 101.0096. | ||
| SECTION 3. Chapter 81, Family Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Section 81.011 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 81.011. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE. (a) A digitized | ||
| signature on an application for a protective order under this title | ||
| or any other pleading or order in a proceeding under this title | ||
| satisfies the requirements for and imposes the duties of | ||
| signatories to pleadings, motions, and other papers identified | ||
| under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. | ||
| (b) A digitized signature under this section may be applied | ||
| only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose | ||
| signature is represented. | ||
| SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
| a proceeding that is commenced on or after the effective date of | ||
| this Act. A proceeding that is commenced before that date is | ||
| governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding was | ||
| commenced, and the former law is continued in effect for that | ||
| purpose. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 813 passed the Senate on | ||
| May 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 813 passed the House on | ||
| May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
