86R10799 SRS-D
By: Lozano H.B. No. 4207
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of a statutory county court in civil
cases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0003(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, a
statutory county court exercising civil jurisdiction concurrent
with the constitutional jurisdiction of the county court has
concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
exceeds $500 but does not exceed $250,000 [$200,000], excluding
interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and
attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition;
and
(2) appeals of final rulings and decisions of the
division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of
Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of
the amount in controversy.
SECTION 2. Section 25.0003(c), Government Code, as amended
by 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 the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect
immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.