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| 1 | 1 | 87R8718 YDB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Buckley H.B. No. 2254 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Bell | |
| 8 | 8 | County. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 24.129(b), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b) The 27th, 146th, 169th, 264th, [and] 426th, and 478th | |
| 13 | 13 | judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Bell County. | |
| 14 | 14 | SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is | |
| 15 | 15 | amended by adding Section 24.60022 to read as follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | Sec. 24.60022. 478TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). (a) | |
| 17 | 17 | The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) The terms of the 478th District Court begin on the first | |
| 19 | 19 | Mondays in January, April, July, and October. | |
| 20 | 20 | (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, | |
| 21 | 21 | contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 478th | |
| 22 | 22 | District Court. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. The 478th Judicial District is created on the | |
| 24 | 24 | effective date of this Act. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |