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AN ACT
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relating to mediation orders in certain arbitration proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.021, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by agreement of the parties, a court |
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may not order mediation in an action that is subject to the Federal |
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Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an action that is commenced on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An action that is commenced before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before |
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that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1083 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1083 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |