| 15 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 22.220, Government Code, is amended by |
|---|
| 16 | | - | adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
|---|
| 17 | | - | (e) A party may not file a notice of appeal in a civil case |
|---|
| 18 | | - | requesting assignment of the appeal to the Court of Appeals for the |
|---|
| 19 | | - | Fifteenth Court of Appeals District unless the notice includes a |
|---|
| 20 | | - | matter arising out of or related to the case that is within the |
|---|
| 21 | | - | court's exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction. |
|---|
| 22 | | - | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
|---|
| 23 | | - | to a notice of appeal filed on or after the effective date of this |
|---|
| 24 | | - | Act. A notice of appeal filed before the effective date of this Act |
|---|
| 25 | | - | is governed by the law in effect on the date the notice was filed, |
|---|
| 26 | | - | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
|---|
| 8 | + | SECTION 1. Section 22.220(d), Government Code, is amended |
|---|
| 9 | + | read as follows: |
|---|
| 10 | + | (d) The Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals |
|---|
| 11 | + | District has exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over |
|---|
| 12 | + | the following matters arising out of or related to a civil case: |
|---|
| 13 | + | (1) matters brought by or against the state or a board, |
|---|
| 14 | + | commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive |
|---|
| 15 | + | branch of the state government, including a university system or |
|---|
| 16 | + | institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, |
|---|
| 17 | + | Education Code, or by or against an officer or employee of the state |
|---|
| 18 | + | or a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the |
|---|
| 19 | + | executive branch of the state government arising out of that |
|---|
| 20 | + | officer's or employee's official conduct, other than: |
|---|
| 21 | + | (A) a proceeding brought under the Family Code |
|---|
| 22 | + | and any related motion or proceeding; |
|---|
| 23 | + | (B) a proceeding brought under Chapter 7B or |
|---|
| 24 | + | Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
|---|
| 25 | + | (C) a proceeding brought against a district |
|---|
| 26 | + | attorney, a criminal district attorney, or a county attorney with |
|---|
| 27 | + | criminal jurisdiction; |
|---|
| 28 | + | (D) a proceeding relating to a mental health |
|---|
| 29 | + | commitment; |
|---|
| 30 | + | (E) a proceeding relating to civil asset |
|---|
| 31 | + | forfeiture; |
|---|
| 32 | + | (F) a condemnation proceeding for the |
|---|
| 33 | + | acquisition of land or a proceeding related to eminent domain; |
|---|
| 34 | + | (G) a proceeding brought under Chapter 101, Civil |
|---|
| 35 | + | Practice and Remedies Code; |
|---|
| 36 | + | (H) a claim of personal injury or wrongful death; |
|---|
| 37 | + | (I) a proceeding brought under Chapter 125, Civil |
|---|
| 38 | + | Practice and Remedies Code, to enjoin a common nuisance; |
|---|
| 39 | + | (J) a proceeding brought under Chapter 55, Code |
|---|
| 40 | + | of Criminal Procedure; |
|---|
| 41 | + | (K) a proceeding under Chapter 22A, Government |
|---|
| 42 | + | Code; |
|---|
| 43 | + | (L) a proceeding brought under Subchapter E-1, |
|---|
| 44 | + | Chapter 411, Government Code; |
|---|
| 45 | + | (M) a proceeding brought under Chapter 21, Labor |
|---|
| 46 | + | Code; |
|---|
| 47 | + | (N) a removal action under Chapter 87, Local |
|---|
| 48 | + | Government Code; or |
|---|
| 49 | + | (O) a proceeding brought under Chapter 841, |
|---|
| 50 | + | Health and Safety Code; |
|---|
| 51 | + | (2) matters in which a party to the proceeding files a |
|---|
| 52 | + | petition, motion, or other pleading challenging the |
|---|
| 53 | + | constitutionality or validity of a state statute or rule and the |
|---|
| 54 | + | attorney general is a party to the case; and |
|---|
| 55 | + | (3) any other matter as provided by law. |
|---|
| 56 | + | (4) No civil notice of appeal filed in a trial court |
|---|
| 57 | + | shall designate that it should be assigned to the Court of Appeals |
|---|
| 58 | + | for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District unless a matter being |
|---|
| 59 | + | appealed falls within the Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court |
|---|
| 60 | + | of Appeals District's exclusive jurisdiction. |
|---|
| 61 | + | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
|---|
| 62 | + | an appeal commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal on or after |
|---|
| 63 | + | the effective date of this Act. An appeal commenced by filing a |
|---|
| 64 | + | notice of appeals before the effective date of this Act is governed |
|---|
| 65 | + | by the law applicable to that appeal immediately before the |
|---|
| 66 | + | effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
|---|
| 67 | + | that purpose. |
|---|