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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the abolishment of the small claims courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.07, Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the |
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82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 5.07. Not later than August 31 [May 1], 2013, the Texas |
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Supreme Court shall promulgate: |
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(1) rules to define cases that constitute small claims |
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cases; |
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(2) rules of civil procedure applicable to small |
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claims cases as required by Section 27.060, Government Code, as |
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added by this article; and |
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(3) rules for eviction proceedings. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5.09, Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the |
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82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 5.09. Sections 5.02 and 5.06 of this article take |
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effect August 31 [May 1], 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |