81R4905 CAE-D By: Berman H.B. No. 596 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Smith County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 24.6001 to read as follows: Sec. 24.6001. 457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). The 457th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. SECTION 2. The 457th Judicial District is created on the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.