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      By: Hernandez H.B. No. 4621       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the return of a completed marriage license to a county   clerk after the marriage ceremony.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2.206, Family Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as follows:           (a-1)     Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who conducts   a marriage ceremony may authorize the parties to the marriage to   return the recorded and subscribed license to the county clerk who   issued the license not later than the date prescribed by that   subsection.          (b)  A person who fails to comply with Subsection (a) [ this   section ] commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a   misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more   than $500.   This subsection does not apply to:                 (1)     a person who conducts a marriage ceremony and, as   provided by Subsection (a-1), authorizes the parties to the   marriage to return the marriage license to the county clerk; or                   (2)     a party to the marriage who is authorized under   Subsection (a-1) to return the marriage license to the county   clerk.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a marriage ceremony 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.