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SB 1216, 82nd R.S.
Relating to determination of the validity and enforceability of a contract containing an arbitration agreement in suits for dissolution of marriage and certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Last action: Effective immediately

Author: Craig Estes
Sponsor: Will Hartnett

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2011, 82nd R.S.,ch. 1088, General and Special Laws of Texas

Signed legislation

Bill Analyses:
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
DIVORCE
Family--Parent & Child
MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION

House Committee: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (Jim Jackson, Dwayne Bohac, Joaquin Castro, Sarah Davis, Will Hartnett, Tryon Lewis, Jerry Madden, Richard Pena Raymond, Connie Scott, Senfronia Thompson, Beverly Woolley)
Minutes: May 11 2011 | May 18 2011
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Robert Duncan, Bob Deuell, Rodney Ellis, Troy Fraser, Joan Huffman, Mike Jackson, Eddie Lucio, Jr., Leticia Van de Putte, Tommy Williams)
Minutes: April 11 2011

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