Bill Text: TX HB1134 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Brazos County and the duties of the district attorney for the 85th Judicial District in Brazos County.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-26 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB1134 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1134-Introduced.html

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86R7347 SRS-D
By: Kacal H.B. No. 1134

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of an additional judicial district
composed of Brazos County and the duties of the district attorney
for the 85th Judicial District in Brazos County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 24.6007 to read as follows:
Sec. 24.6007. 463RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). (a)
The 463rd Judicial District is composed of Brazos County.
(b) The 463rd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction
with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor
cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for
district courts.
SECTION 2. Section 43.143(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The voters of the 85th Judicial District elect a
district attorney who represents the state in the district courts
having jurisdiction in that county.
SECTION 3. The 463rd Judicial District is created on the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.