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HB809 • 2025

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Thompson
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
05/05/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  2. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  3. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  4. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  5. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  6. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1295

  7. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  9. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  10. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  11. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  12. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1189

  13. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  17. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  19. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  22. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  23. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  24. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  25. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

  27. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 809 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R1612 AMF-F

By: Thompson

H.B. No. 809

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized

signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 6.4035(e), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(e) The party executing the waiver may [
not
] sign the waiver

using a digitized signature.

SECTION 2. Section 406.026, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 406.026. ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION. In a proceeding

filed under Title
1 or
5, Family Code, if a signature is required to

be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the

requirement may be satisfied if the electronic signature of the

person authorized to perform that act, together with all other

information required to be included by other applicable law, is

attached to or logically associated with the signature required to

be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a

waiver of citation executed in a suit for dissolution of a marriage

that is pending in a trial court on the effective date of this Act or

that is filed on or after that date.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.