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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a special presiding judge for |
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certain Harris County courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 75.403, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) If the presiding [a] judge is absent or for any reason |
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unable to preside, the presiding judge may appoint a special judge |
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to serve as presiding judge from a list maintained by the presiding |
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judge of each judge who: |
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(1) is currently serving a term to which the judge was |
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elected on a court with criminal jurisdiction in Harris County; and |
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(2) has agreed to be subject to appointment under this |
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subsection. |
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(e-1) The qualifications, duties, and powers of a special |
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judge appointed under Subsection (e) are the same as for the regular |
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presiding judge. [The provisions of Articles 30.04, 30.05, and |
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30.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, relating to the oath, |
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compensation, and record of appointment of certain special judges |
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apply to the appointment of a special judge under this subsection.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.1033(i), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |