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| 1 | 1 | 87R9287 ANG-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: A. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 2375 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to meals provided to jurors during deliberation of a civil | |
| 8 | 8 | case in certain district courts. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 62.202(b), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b) The district judge may draw a warrant on the jury fund or | |
| 13 | 13 | other appropriate fund of the county in which the civil case is | |
| 14 | 14 | tried to cover the cost of buying and transporting the meals to the | |
| 15 | 15 | jury room. The judge may spend a reasonable amount [Not more than | |
| 16 | 16 | $3] per meal [may be spent] for a juror serving on a jury in a civil | |
| 17 | 17 | case. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |