Bill Text: TX HB920 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Cooke County in family law matters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Referred to State Affairs [HB920 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB920-Introduced.html
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| By: Springer | H.B. No. 920 | |
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| relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of | ||
| Cooke County in family law matters. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 25.0512, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: | ||
| (a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section | ||
| 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Cooke County has | ||
| concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases | ||
| and proceedings. | ||
| (b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at | ||
| law in family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves | ||
| as clerk of the court in all other cases and proceedings. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
