TX HB2240

Allows a putative spouse (someone who unknowingly married a person with an existing marriage) to file suit to declare the later marriage void within 30 days of learning about the prior marriage

Extends the filing deadline to 90 days for putative spouses serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, Texas military forces deployed outside the U.S. or performing state emergency response, or foreign officers employed by the U.S. Department of State

Grants respondent spouses in these void marriage suits 90 days to file an answer if they are active duty military, deployed Texas military forces, or State Department foreign officers

Establishes that a decree of divorce or annulment is void if the court lacked jurisdiction when rendering the decree, and allows a putative spouse to file suit to declare such decrees void

Takes effect immediately upon receiving two-thirds vote in both chambers, otherwise September 1, 2025