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