Bill Text: TX HB3796 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the composition of certain judicial districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB3796 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3796-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 3796 |
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relating to the composition of certain judicial districts. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 24.165, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 24.165. 63RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([ |
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TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). (a) The 63rd Judicial District | ||
is composed of [ |
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(b) The terms of the 63rd District Court begin: | ||
(1) [ |
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and October; | ||
(2) [ |
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February and the third Monday in August; and | ||
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January and June. | ||
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 24.377, Government Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 24.377. 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EDWARDS, KERR, | ||
KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). | ||
SECTION 3. Section 24.377(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The 198th Judicial District is composed of Edwards, | ||
Kerr, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard counties. | ||
SECTION 4. (a) The local administrative district judge | ||
shall transfer all cases from Edwards County that are pending in the | ||
63rd District Court on the effective date of this Act to the 198th | ||
District Court. | ||
(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a) | ||
of this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or | ||
other obligations issued from the 63rd District Court are | ||
returnable to the 198th District Court as if originally issued by | ||
that court. The obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken in | ||
and for the 63rd District Court and all witnesses summoned to appear | ||
in the 63rd District Court are required to appear before the 198th | ||
District Court as if originally required to appear before that | ||
court. | ||
(c) On the effective date of this Act, a district court in | ||
this state shall promptly enter any order for substitution of | ||
counsel that is necessary to permit the appearance by the district | ||
attorney for the 198th Judicial District on behalf of this state for | ||
any case pending before the district court that has been | ||
transferred as provided by this Act. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 3796 was passed by the House on May 5, | ||
2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 3796 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |