87R12509 CAE-D
By: Miles S.B. No. 1638
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of justice courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 27.031(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction and powers provided by
the constitution and other law, the justice court has original
jurisdiction of:
(1) civil matters in which exclusive jurisdiction is
not in the district or county court and in which the amount in
controversy is not more than $20,000, exclusive of interest;
(2) cases of forcible entry and detainer; [and]
(3) foreclosure of mortgages and enforcement of liens
on personal property in cases in which the amount in controversy is
otherwise within the justice court's jurisdiction; and
(4) offenses under the laws of this state relating to
fraudulent conveyance of interests in real property.
SECTION 2. Section 27.031(a), Government Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to a cause of action filed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A cause of action filed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect
immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.