H.B. No. 1222
AN ACT
relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under
the Water Safety Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.126(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Venue for an alleged violation or offense under the
provisions of this chapter is in the justice court, [or] county
court, or municipal court having jurisdiction where the violation
or offense was committed.
SECTION 2. Section 31.126(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to a violation that occurs or an
offense that is committed on or after the effective date of this
Act. A violation that occurs or an offense that is committed before
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when
the violation occurred or the offense was committed, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
section, a violation occurs or an offense is committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the violation or
offense occurs or is committed before that date.
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, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1222 was passed by the House on April
11, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1222 was passed by the Senate on May
14, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor