Bill Text: TX HB3481 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB3481 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3481-Comm_Sub.html
  85R16413 DMS-F
 
  By: Thierry H.B. No. 3481
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3481:
 
  By:  Smithee C.S.H.B. No. 3481
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 24.012, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (a-1)
  and (a-2), notwithstanding any other law, each district court holds
  in each county in the judicial district terms that commence on the
  first Mondays in January and July of each year.  To the extent of a
  conflict between this subsection and a specific provision relating
  to a particular judicial district, this section controls.
         (a-2)  In Harris County each district court holds terms that
  commence on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and
  November of each year.
         SECTION 2.  Section 24.602, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 24.602.  TERMS. Except as provided by Section 24.012,
  the [The] terms of a family district court begin on the first Monday
  in January and the first Monday in July.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 24.112(c), 24.267(d), 24.269(b),
  24.270(b), 24.271(b), 24.272(b), 24.273(c), 24.362(c), 24.363(c),
  24.364(c), 24.365(c), 24.387(c), 24.388(c), 24.406(c), 24.407(c),
  24.409(c), 24.425(c), 24.439(c), 24.440(c), 24.483(c), 24.484(c),
  24.485(c), and 24.497(c), Government Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.
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