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| 1 | 1 | 87R18993 ANG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hughes S.B. No. 2220 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the creation of an additional judicial district | |
| 8 | 8 | composed of Smith County. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Effective January 1, 2023, Subchapter C, Chapter | |
| 11 | 11 | 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 24.60098 to read | |
| 12 | 12 | as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 24.60098. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). The | |
| 14 | 14 | 475th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 24.026, Government | |
| 16 | 16 | Code, the initial vacancy in the office of judge of the 475th | |
| 17 | 17 | Judicial District shall be filled by election. The office exists | |
| 18 | 18 | for purposes of the primary and general elections in 2022. A | |
| 19 | 19 | vacancy after the initial vacancy is filled as provided by Section | |
| 20 | 20 | 28, Article V, Texas Constitution. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 3. The 475th Judicial District is created January | |
| 22 | 22 | 1, 2023. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |