84R11933 CAE-D
By: Peña H.B. No. 3426
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to concurrent jurisdiction of a statutory county court
with a district court in certain civil cases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0003(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, a
statutory county court exercising civil jurisdiction concurrent
with the constitutional jurisdiction of the county court has
concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
exceeds $500 but does not exceed $200,000, excluding interest[,
statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees
and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition]; and
(2) appeals of final rulings and decisions of the
division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of
Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of
the amount in controversy.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.