82R23086 YDB-F
By: Cain H.B. No. 1693
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1693:
By: Lewis C.S.H.B. No. 1693
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of, civil fees assessed by, and the
administration of the county court at law of Lamar County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.1412, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsections (l) and (m)
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Lamar County has:
(1) concurrent jurisdiction with the district court
in:
(A) probate matters and proceedings, including
will contests;
(B) family law cases and proceedings, including
juvenile cases; [and]
(C) felony cases to conduct arraignments and
pretrial hearings and to accept guilty pleas; and
(D) matters and proceedings related to motions to
revoke probation or adjudicate guilt in felony cases in which a
guilty plea was heard pursuant to Paragraph (C); and
(2) concurrent jurisdiction with the county and
district courts over all suits arising under the Family Code.
(f) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at
law in matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court,
including felony cases, civil cases, and family law cases. The [and
the] county clerk serves as clerk of the court in all other matters.
Each clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at
law.
(l) 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.
(m) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, a judge of the
county court at law and a judge of a district court may transfer
cases between the courts in the same manner that judges of district
courts transfer cases under Section 24.303.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an action filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
action filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the action was filed, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.