H.B. No. 4718
AN ACT
relating to the fees assessed in certain cases filed in the Ector
County courts at law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0702, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The fees assessed in a case in which a county court at
law has concurrent civil jurisdiction with the district court are
the same as the fees that would be assessed in the district court
for that case.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a cause of action filed on or after the effective date of this
Act. A cause of action filed before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the cause of action was
filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4718 was passed by the House on April
28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4718 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor