H.B. No. 2235
AN ACT
relating to the amount credited in a state fiscal year to the
judicial fund to provide basic civil legal services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 402.007(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) The total amount credited to the judicial fund for
programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil
legal services to the indigent under Subsection (b) may not exceed
$50 million per state fiscal year [biennium].
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, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2235 was passed by the House on April
18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 2, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2235 was passed by the Senate on May
10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor