HB 6060 Summary

• Replaces gender-specific language in the Married Women's Property Act by changing "husband" to "spouse" and updating archaic verb forms ("shall be" to "is," "shall remain" to "remains").

• Clarifies that married women's separate property acquired before or after marriage through gift, inheritance, or personal earnings remains the woman's property and is not liable for debts of others, including the spouse.

• Allows married women to enter contracts regarding their separate property, be personally liable for breach, and have judgments satisfied from that property, with the spouse not liable unless acting as surety, co-signor, or guarantor.

• Permits married women to act as sureties for debts of other persons including spouses, and to pledge or assign their separate property as security for another person's debt or their spouse's debt.

• Effectiveness is conditional upon passage of Senate Joint Resolution _____ or House Joint Resolution T of the 100th Legislature as a constitutional amendment.