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H.B. No. 1916 AN ACT relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 9.201, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the court that rendered a final decree of divorce or annulment or another final order dividing property under this title retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to render an order under this subchapter to divide property not divided or awarded to a spouse in the final decree. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a suit to divide property not divided or awarded to a spouse in a final decree of divorce or annulment that is pending in a trial court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1916 was passed by the House on May 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 3 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1916 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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