By: Capriglione, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 2025
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
May 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Jurisprudence; May 16, 2013, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts of
certain neighboring municipalities to hear criminal cases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 3, Chapter 76, Acts of
the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 (H.B. 984), relating to
agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding
jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts, the change in law made by
that Act in adding Section 29.003(i), Government Code, and Article
4.14(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to an offense
committed or conduct that occurs before, on, or after May 19, 2011,
which is the effective date of that Act.
SECTION 2. 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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