Bill Text: TX SB443 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a study and recommendations by the Texas Judicial Council on consolidating the court of criminal appeals and the supreme court or abolishing one of the courts and transferring that court's functions and jurisdiction to the other court.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-09 - Referred to State Affairs [SB443 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB443-Introduced.html

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84R2228 SRS-D
By: Watson S.B. No. 443

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study and recommendations by the Texas Judicial
Council on consolidating the court of criminal appeals and the
supreme court or abolishing one of the courts and transferring that
court's functions and jurisdiction to the other court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. The Texas Judicial
Council shall:
(1) conduct a study and make recommendations regarding
whether it is advisable for the court of criminal appeals and the
supreme court to be consolidated or for one court to be abolished
and its functions and jurisdiction transferred to the other court;
and
(2) if the Texas Judicial Council recommends
consolidating the courts or abolishing a court under Subdivision
(1) of this section, develop and propose a transition plan to
implement that recommendation.
SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2016, the
Texas Judicial Council shall report the council's findings and
recommendations required by this Act to the governor and the
members of the legislature. The report must include the Texas
Judicial Council's proposed transition plan, if applicable,
required by Section 1(2) of this Act.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2015.