Bill Text: TX HB2936 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the administration of district courts in Bexar County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2936 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2936-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the administration of district courts in Bexar County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2936 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2936-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Castro | H.B. No. 2936 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2936: | |||
By: Bohac | C.S.H.B. No. 2936 |
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relating to the administration of district courts in Bexar County. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 24.139, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (b), (d), and (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) This section applies to the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, | ||
131st, 144th, 150th, 166th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 224th, 225th, | ||
226th, 227th, 285th, 288th, 289th, [ |
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399th, 407th, 408th, 436th, 437th, and 438th district courts in | ||
Bexar County. | ||
(d) The 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 289th, | ||
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preference to criminal cases. The terms of those courts begin on | ||
the first Mondays in January and July. Each term continues until | ||
the court has disposed of the business for that term. | ||
(e) The terms of the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 150th, | ||
166th, 224th, 225th, 285th, [ |
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district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. | ||
(e-1) The 386th and 436th district courts shall give | ||
preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. The | ||
terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in July and | ||
January. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the | ||
business for that term. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 24.466(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The 289th District Court shall give primary preference | ||
to juvenile matters [ |
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SECTION 3. Section 24.531(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The 386th District Court shall give preference to | ||
juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 24.580(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The 436th District Court shall give preference to | ||
juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |