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| 1 | 1 | 89R14108 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Holt H.B. No. 2897 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a state of the judiciary message delivered by the | |
| 10 | 10 | presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 21.004, Government Code, is amended to | |
| 13 | 13 | read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 21.004. STATE OF JUDICIARY MESSAGE. (a) At a | |
| 15 | 15 | convenient time at the commencement of each regular session of the | |
| 16 | 16 | legislature, the chief justice of the supreme court and the | |
| 17 | 17 | presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals shall each deliver | |
| 18 | 18 | a written or oral state of the judiciary message evaluating the | |
| 19 | 19 | accessibility of the courts to the citizens of the state and the | |
| 20 | 20 | future directions and needs of the courts of the state. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) It is the intent of the legislature that a [the] state of | |
| 22 | 22 | the judiciary message promote better understanding between the | |
| 23 | 23 | legislative and judicial branches of government and promote more | |
| 24 | 24 | efficient administration of justice in Texas. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |