Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2989 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/04/2019

                            86R7451 SRS-D
 By: Bell of Kaufman H.B. No. 2989


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 2 of
 Kaufman County.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 25.1312(a), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (a)  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
 25.0003 and other law, a statutory county court in Kaufman County
 has, except as limited by Subsection [Subsections] (b) [and (b-1)],
 the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and general law for
 district courts.
 SECTION 2.  Section 25.1312(b-1), Government Code, is
 repealed.
 SECTION 3.  This Act applies only to a cause of action filed
 on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of action filed
 before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before
 that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
 SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.