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| 1 | 1 | 84R11933 CAE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Peña H.B. No. 3426 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to concurrent jurisdiction of a statutory county court | |
| 8 | 8 | with a district court in certain civil cases. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 25.0003(c), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, a | |
| 13 | 13 | statutory county court exercising civil jurisdiction concurrent | |
| 14 | 14 | with the constitutional jurisdiction of the county court has | |
| 15 | 15 | concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) civil cases in which the matter in controversy | |
| 17 | 17 | exceeds $500 but does not exceed $200,000, excluding interest[, | |
| 18 | 18 | statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees | |
| 19 | 19 | and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition]; and | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) appeals of final rulings and decisions of the | |
| 21 | 21 | division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of | |
| 22 | 22 | Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of | |
| 23 | 23 | the amount in controversy. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |