Bill Text: TX HB797 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 797 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the venue for the filing of certain applications by a pregnant minor with respect to an abortion.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-20 - No action taken in committee [HB797 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB797-Introduced.html

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	By: King of Parker	H.B. No. 797



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the venue for the filing of certain applications by a
	pregnant minor with respect to an abortion.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 33.003(b), Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) If the minor resides in a county with a population of
	less than 50,000, the [~~The~~] application may be filed in any county
	court at law, court having probate jurisdiction, or district court,
	including a family district court, in this state. If the minor
	resides in a county with a population of 50,000 or more, the
	application must be filed in a county court at law, court having
	probate jurisdiction, or district court, including a family
	district court, in the county in which the minor resides.
	SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an application filed
	under Section 33.003, Family Code, on or after the effective date of
	this Act. An application filed before the effective date of this Act
	is governed by the law as it existed immediately before that date,
	and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.