Bill Text: TX HB3426 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3426 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to concurrent jurisdiction of a statutory county court with a district court in certain civil cases.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-14 - No action taken in committee [HB3426 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB3426-Introduced.html

	84R11933 CAE-D

	By: Peña	H.B. No. 3426



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to concurrent jurisdiction of a statutory county court
	with a district court in certain civil cases.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 25.0003(c), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, a
	statutory county court exercising civil jurisdiction concurrent
	with the constitutional jurisdiction of the county court has
	concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
	(1) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
	exceeds $500 but does not exceed $200,000, excluding interest[,
	~~statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees~~
	~~and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition~~]; and
	(2) appeals of final rulings and decisions of the
	division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of
	Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of
	the amount in controversy.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.