88R14044 AMF-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 2028
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed
of Brazoria County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
amended by adding Sections 24.60035 and 24.60036 to read as
follows:
Sec. 24.60035. 490TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY).
The 490th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County.
Sec. 24.60036. 491ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY).
The 491st Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County.
SECTION 2. The 490th and 491st Judicial Districts are
created the earliest of:
(1) the effective date of this Act, if the
commissioner's court of Brazoria County submits on or before that
date a resolution to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas
Judicial System stating that the Brazoria County Courthouse has
sufficient office space to house both the 490th and 491st Judicial
Districts;
(2) the date the commissioner's court of Brazoria
County submits a resolution to the Office of Court Administration
of the Texas Judicial System stating that the Brazoria County
Courthouse has sufficient office space to house both the 490th and
491st judicial districts, if the commissioner's court submits the
resolution after the effective date of this Act; or
(3) October 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.