87R4732 YDB-D
By: Nelson, et al. S.B. No. 1549
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a subject matter preference for certain cases in the
County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.2223(l), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(l) The County Criminal Court No. 5 of Tarrant County and
the County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County shall give
preference to cases brought under Title 5, Penal Code, involving
family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, and
cases brought under Sections 25.07, 25.072, and 42.072, Penal Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.