87R5934 CAE-D
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1285
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in
McLennan County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 24.120(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The 19th, 54th, 74th, 170th, [and] 414th, and 474th
district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in McLennan County.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 24.60097 to read as follows:
Sec. 24.60097. 474TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY).
(a) The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County.
(b) The 474th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction
with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan
County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed
by general law for district courts.
(c) The terms of the 474th District Court begin on the
second Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and
December.
(d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court,
contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 474th
District Court.
SECTION 3. The 474th Judicial District is created on the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.