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  89R3594 PRL-F     By: Bhojani, Moody, Lujan, LaHood, Talarico, H.B. No. 1044       et al.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 2.202(a) and (b), Family Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The following persons are authorized to conduct a   marriage ceremony:                (1)  a licensed or ordained Christian minister or   priest;                (2)  a Jewish rabbi;                 (3)  a Buddhist monk or priest;                 (4)  a Hindu pundit;                 (5)  a Muslim imam;                 (6)  a Sikh granthi;                 (7)  [ (3) ]  a person who [ is an officer of a religious   organization and who ] is authorized by a religious [ the ]   organization to conduct a marriage ceremony; and                 (8)  [ (4) ]  a current, former, or retired federal judge   or state judge.          (b)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(8) [ (a)(4) ],   "federal judge" and "state judge" have the meanings assigned by   Section 25.025, Tax Code.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a marriage ceremony that is conducted on or after the effective   date of this Act. A marriage ceremony conducted before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the ceremony was conducted, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.