88R9883 TSS-D
By: Huffman S.B. No. 1173
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a special presiding judge for
certain Harris County courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 75.403, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as
follows:
(e) If the presiding [a] judge is absent or for any reason
unable to preside, the presiding judge may appoint a special judge
to serve as presiding judge from a list maintained by the presiding
judge of each judge who:
(1) is currently serving a term to which the judge was
elected on a court with criminal jurisdiction in Harris County; and
(2) has agreed to be subject to appointment under this
subsection.
(e-1) The qualifications, duties, and powers of a special
judge appointed under Subsection (e) are the same as for the regular
presiding judge. [The provisions of Articles 30.04, 30.05, and
30.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, relating to the oath,
compensation, and record of appointment of certain special judges
apply to the appointment of a special judge under this subsection.]
SECTION 2. Section 25.1033(i), Government Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.