H.B. No. 1263
AN ACT
relating to the delay in the implementation of the abolishment of
small claims courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.07, Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the
82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 5.07. Not later than May 1, 2013, the Texas Supreme
Court shall promulgate the following rules, to be effective August
31, 2013:
(1) rules to define cases that constitute small claims
cases;
(2) rules of civil procedure applicable to small
claims cases as required by Section 27.060, Government Code, as
added by this article; and
(3) rules for eviction proceedings.
SECTION 2. Section 5.09, Chapter 3 (H.B. 79), Acts of the
82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 5.09. Sections 5.02 and 5.06 of this article take
effect August 31 [May 1], 2013.
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. 1263 was passed by the House on March
20, 2013, 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. 1263 was passed by the Senate on March
27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor