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MY FINAL COUNT FOR BILLS AMENDING TITLES 1,2, 4, AND 5 OF THE TEXAS FAMILY CODE IS FORTY FIVE (45), WITH ONE HCR AND ONE HJR IN THE MIX. HERE IS MY LIST:

TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLES 1, 2, 4, 5

HB 164, HB 201, HB 202, HB 203, HB 204, HB 209, HB 248, HB 252, HB 260, HB 261, HB 270, HB 307, HB 383, HB 401, HB 409, HB 410, HB 418, HB 614, HB 657, HB 678, HB 798, HB 801, HB 802, HB 858, HB 867, HB 1059, HB 1174, HB 1179, HB 1182, HB 1238, HB 1575, HB 1685, HB 1970, HB 1999, HB 2018, HB 2231, HB 2331, HB 2408, HB 2668, HB 3531 HCR 153, HJR 6, SB 6, SB 411, SB 1147, SB 1151, SB 1275

IN ADDITION, FIVE (5) BILLS AMENDED TITLE 3.

FINALLY, THERE ARE TWENTY-ONE BILLS THAT I JUDGED WOULD BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS. NO DOUBT THERE ARE MORE THAN THAT, AND ANYONE WITH A SUGGESTION IS WELCOME TO SHARE IT WITH THE READERSHIP AND THE SECTION.

FINALLY, I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED THE "SECTIONS AFFECTED" REPORT FOR THE FAMILY CODE PUBLISHED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY.

Jack Sampson FAMILY CODE BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW
FAMILY CODE AMENDMENTS: SECTION-BY-SECTION


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