Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2420 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/25/2019

                    86R11094 SCL-D
 By: Nevárez H.B. No. 2420


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
 the district attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 46.002.  PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter
 applies to the state prosecuting attorney, all county prosecutors,
 and the following state prosecutors:
 (1)  the district attorneys for Kenedy and Kleberg
 Counties and for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 26th,
 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 39th, 42nd,
 43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th, 66th,
 69th, 70th, 76th, 79th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th, 97th,
 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th, 123rd,
 132nd, 142nd, 143rd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th,
 216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, 268th,
 271st, 286th, 287th, 293rd, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th, 369th,
 452nd, and 506th judicial districts;
 (2)  the criminal district attorneys for the counties
 of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell,
 Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland,
 Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo,
 Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison,
 Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto,
 Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker,
 Waller, Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and
 (3)  the county attorneys performing the duties of
 district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Aransas, Callahan,
 Cameron, Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Freestone,
 Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee,
 Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange,
 Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Terry, Webb, and
 Willacy.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2025.