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Committee backs changes to debtor‑property exemptions after contentious amendment fight
Summary
Engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 5651, which updates exemptions for debtors' personal property, was reported out of committee 9‑4 after debate and a failed amendment about attesting marital status.
The Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on March 26 voted 9‑4 to report Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5651 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
Committee staff described the bill as updating statutory exemptions that protect portions of a debtor's personal property from execution, attachment or garnishment. Ranking Member Representative Walsh moved amendment Adam 2 37, which would have required a judgment debtor claiming a marital community…
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