SB1738 amends the Code of Civil Procedure to revise fees and exemptions in civil cases, including automatic exemptions for consumer debt judgments.
SB1738 amends the Code of Civil Procedure to revise fees and exemptions in civil cases. It introduces an automatic exemption of $1,000 for judgment debtors in consumer debt judgments, allowing them to retain certain personal property. The bill also increases the homestead exemption from $15,000 to $50,000 for individual owners and to $100,000 for multiple owners. It modifies the list of personal property exempt from execution and changes the limitations for reviving consumer debt judgments.
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