Bill Text: TX HB1222 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under the Water Safety Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-25 - Effective immediately [HB1222 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1222-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1222 |
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relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under | ||
the Water Safety Act. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 31.126(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Venue for an alleged violation or offense under the | ||
provisions of this chapter is in the justice court, [ |
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court, or municipal court having jurisdiction where the violation | ||
or offense was committed. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 31.126(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, as | ||
amended by this Act, applies only to a violation that occurs or an | ||
offense that is committed on or after the effective date of this | ||
Act. A violation that occurs or an offense that is committed before | ||
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when | ||
the violation occurred or the offense was committed, and the former | ||
law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this | ||
section, a violation occurs or an offense is committed before the | ||
effective date of this Act if any element of the violation or | ||
offense occurs or is committed before that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1222 was passed by the House on April | ||
11, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1222 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
14, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |