Bill Text: TX SB993 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 993 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the relationship between the Estates Code and the former Texas Probate Code.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-10 - Referred to State Affairs [SB993 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB993-Introduced.html

	84R11184 KFF-F

	By: Rodríguez	S.B. No. 993



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the relationship between the Estates Code and the
	former Texas Probate Code.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, relating to
	nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes
	becomes law.
	(b) Section 21.002, Estates Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 21.002. CONSTRUCTION. (a) Except as provided by [~~this~~
	~~section,~~] Section 22.027[,] or [~~Section~~] 1002.023, Chapter 311,
	Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the
	construction of a provision of this code.
	(b) This code and the Texas Probate Code, as amended, shall
	be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any
	instrument that refers to the Texas Probate Code, this code shall be
	considered an amendment to the Texas Probate Code [~~Chapter 311,~~
	~~Government Code (Code Construction Act), does not apply to the~~
	~~construction of a provision of Subtitle X, Title 2, or Subtitle Y or~~
	~~Z, Title 3~~].
	SECTION 2. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
	the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, relating to
	nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
	not become law.
	(b) Section 21.002, Estates Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c) This code and the Texas Probate Code, as amended, shall
	be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any
	instrument that refers to the Texas Probate Code, this code shall be
	considered an amendment to the Texas Probate Code.
	SECTION 3. 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.