Bill Text: TX SB1549 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a subject matter preference for certain cases in the County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-24 - Referred to Jurisprudence [SB1549 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1549-Introduced.html
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By: Nelson, et al. | S.B. No. 1549 |
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relating to a subject matter preference for certain cases in the | ||
County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 25.2223(l), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(l) The County Criminal Court No. 5 of Tarrant County and | ||
the County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County shall give | ||
preference to cases brought under Title 5, Penal Code, involving | ||
family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, and | ||
cases brought under Sections 25.07, 25.072, and 42.072, Penal Code. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |