Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1605 adds a new section to the Government Code to authorize a statutory probate judge to transfer a cause of action to another statutory court that is located in the same county and that has jurisdiction. A statutory probate judge who determines that the court no longer has jurisdiction over a cause of action pertaining to an estate may transfer it to a district or county court, a statutory county court, or a justice court that is located in the same county and that has jurisdiction. All processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the originating court are transferred to the new court as though they were issued by that court.