Bill Text: TX SR845 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on SB 2342.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR845 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR845-Enrolled.html
By: Creighton | S.R. No. 845 |
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, 2019, That Senate Rule 12.03 be suspended in part as | ||
provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the conference committee | ||
appointed to resolve the differences on Senate Bill 2342 (the | ||
jurisdiction of, and practices and procedures in civil cases | ||
before, justice courts, county courts, statutory county courts, | ||
and district courts) to consider and take action on the following | ||
matters: | ||
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION | ||
35 of the bill, in a transition provision of the bill, to read as | ||
follows: | ||
SECTION 35. Not later than January 1, 2021, the Supreme | ||
Court of Texas shall adopt rules as necessary to implement | ||
Section 22.004(h-1), Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to provide the | ||
Supreme Court of Texas additional time to adopt rules as | ||
necessary to implement certain provisions added by the Act. | ||
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION | ||
37 of the bill, in the effective date provision of the bill, to | ||
read as follows: | ||
SECTION 37. This Act takes effect September 1, 2020. | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to delay by one year | ||
the effective date of the Act. | ||
_______________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 26, 2019, by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
_______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate |