| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2922 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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| 7 | 7 | | Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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| 8 | 8 | | Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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| 9 | 9 | | resolve the differences on House Bill 1722 (proceedings that may be |
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| 10 | 10 | | referred to and the powers of a criminal law magistrate in Bexar |
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| 11 | 11 | | County) to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the |
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| 13 | 13 | | committee to change text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | bill, in Section 54.906(a)(8), Government Code, to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (8) any other matter the judge considers necessary and |
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| 16 | 16 | | proper, including a negotiated plea of guilty before the court. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Explanation: This change is necessary to maintain the |
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| 18 | 18 | | authority of a district judge in Bexar County to refer proceedings |
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| 19 | 19 | | in criminal cases involving negotiated pleas of guilty to a |
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| 20 | 20 | | criminal law magistrate. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Castro |
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| 22 | 22 | | ______________________________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 24 | 24 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2922 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 25 | 25 | | 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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| 26 | 26 | | voting. |
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| 27 | 27 | | ______________________________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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