Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB457 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 11/14/2022

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                            88R1187 ANG-D
 By: Smith H.B. No. 457


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of
 Grayson County in family law matters.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 25.0932, Government Code, is amended by
 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b) to read as
 follows:
 (a)  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Grayson County has:
 (1)  original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice
 court in all civil and criminal matters over which the justice court
 has jurisdiction; and
 (2)  concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in
 family law cases and proceedings.
 (b)  The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at
 law in family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves
 as clerk of the court in all other cases.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 Act takes effect September 1, 2023.