Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1437 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/06/2019

                            86R6464 SRS-D
 By: Toth H.B. No. 1437


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the creation of an additional judicial district
 composed of Montgomery County and the duties of the district
 attorney for the 9th Judicial District in Montgomery County and the
 410th Judicial District.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
 amended by adding Section 24.6001 to read as follows:
 Sec. 24.6001.  457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY).
 The 457th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County.
 SECTION 2.  Section 43.105(a), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (a)  The voters of Montgomery County elect a district
 attorney for the 9th Judicial District who represents the state in
 that district court only in that county. The district attorney also
 acts as district attorney for the 410th and 457th Judicial
 Districts [District in Montgomery County].
 SECTION 3.  The 457th Judicial District is created on the
 effective date of this Act.
 SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.