Bill Text: TX HB4130 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-31 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB4130 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB4130-Introduced.html

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85R6609 DMS-D
By: Faircloth H.B. No. 4130

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 54.1951, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 54.1951. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies to a constitutional county court in a county that:
(1) has a population of more than 285,000 [585,000];
and
(2) is contiguous to a county with a population of at
least four million.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.